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On ‘That’s So Gay’ and Learning Math
A student’s frustration over a math lesson offers an opportunity to learn about respect.
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Boy Scouts Weighs LGBT Inclusivity
Breaking! The president of the Boy Scouts of America urges his organization to remove its ban on gay adult leaders.
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Just Say No to Identity-based Spirit Days
As sure as October brings pumpkins and pep rallies, TT Director Maureen Costello knows she’ll hear dis-spiriting news about a school’s offensive choice of spirit week theme. Yesterday was no exception.
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Hand Me Downs
This spoken word poem explores the limited definition of maleness that is sometimes passed from fathers to sons.
July 8, 2014
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Word Wall
A word wall is an organized display of vocabulary words drawn from the texts students are reading.
July 19, 2014
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Raised By Women
In her poem, Kelly Norman Ellis brings to life a vivid picture of the kind of women she was surrounded and brought up by during her childhood in Mississippi. The poem's speaker takes you down south and makes you feel like a guest at the kitchen table by way of her descriptions.
January 5, 2015
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Foul Line—1987
In this poem, a black woman carefully analyzes her interaction with a white waitress, whose actions, although civil, are smoldering with superiority.
July 5, 2014
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The Leaf Rakers
When a neighbor makes a racist comment, Annie and Beth must find the courage to speak up.