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What is Empathy?
This lesson explicitly teaches students to be more conscious of other people’s feelings to create a more accepting and respectful school community.
July 10, 2017
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What We’re Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!
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The Shoebox Lunch
Inside a precious metal box are remnants of history that reveal a family’s story of resistance, resilience and love.
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A Chorus of Reasons Why We Teach
“Under these conditions, why would teachers teach? Here are some of our reasons.” The dedicated teachers and staff at a Jackson, Mississippi, elementary school share what keeps them committed to teaching.
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Measures of Success
The mother of a "slow learner" champions respect for learning differences.
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Beyond Borders
Geography offers students a new perspective on our changing world.
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Saying ‘Thank You’ to All the Ms. Sandras
Every school day just after 2 p.m., Sandra pushes her cart into my classroom to clean the bathroom and empty the trash cans. She is the school custodian and my students love her. When students hear her squeaky wheels in the hallway outside our door, they listen for her kind giggle as she enters the room. "Ms. Sandra! Ms. Sandra! Can I help you empty the trash? Can I help you?" they yell out with their hands waving in the air.
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Mix It Up: Score One for Humanity
Two truths and one lie. That’s how Mix It Up at Lunch Day began at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Mich. Students sat down to lunch with people who were not in their usual social circle. As an icebreaker, students played a game in which one person told two truths and one lie: the rest of the group had to guess which statement was false.