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Online Hate: Unfriend or Speak Up?

The morning of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, I logged in to Facebook as I do most weekend mornings to see the status updates of 200 or so acquaintances. Many had posted links to news articles and patriotic photos or comments about their memory of that day in 2001. I was not prepared, however, to read a blatantly xenophobic post by someone I had gone to high school with. He called for the extermination of Islam and the strategic bombing of all countries in the Middle East.
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Religion
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Max Altman

Max Altman is a researcher at McREL International in Honolulu who received his Ph.D. in Education Policy, Leadership and Innovation from the University of Michigan in 2017. His research interests lie in the creation of contextually relevant K–12 educational policy that reflects and supports social justice initiatives. He has taught math at the high school level and teacher education and math courses at the college level. Altman currently designs and facilitates ongoing coaching and training sessions for educational leaders and key stakeholders in island nations and U.S. territories across the
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Putting Feelings into Words

Emotions can be frightening for all of us, especially for children. But if students don’t have the vocabulary to express their feelings, they may turn to acting out. This fails to resolve the feelings and makes a teacher’s life much more difficult.
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Bullying & Bias
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Rusul Alrubail

Rusul Alrubail is a writer on education, teaching and learning. She is also the editor of Medium’s The Synapse publication on learning, teaching and education. Her work focuses on teacher development and training, English language learners and pedagogical practices in and out of the classroom. Before taking up freelance writing, Alrubail was a professor at Seneca College in Ontario for five years. She taught college English and Literature to domestic and international students. Alrubail is an educator who is passionate about using social media as a digital learning tool to build networks and