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Autism and the Midas of Metaphor
This writing teacher challenges the mistaken view that people on the autism spectrum lack emotion and empathy.
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Good Work in Education
Excellence, ethics and engagement—are you practicing the “three E’s” as a teacher?
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Literature
The Yellow Wallpaper
This short story—an important piece in early American feminist literature—sheds light on 19th century attitudes toward women with physical and mental illness. In this excerpt, the speaker details her bedroom, a place where her husband and doctors come to encourage her to health. Her ailment is vague; the emphasis is on what others—all men—think and say.
July 7, 2014
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Informational
Redstockings Manifesto
The feminist organization Redstockings was founded in New York in 1969 on the premise that women were oppressed by male supremacy. Their manifesto calls for female class consciousness and a fight for liberation.
July 2, 2014
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Colorblindness: the New Racism?
Kawania Wooten’s voice tightens when she describes the struggle she’s having at the school her son attends. When his class created a timeline of civilization, Wooten saw the Greeks, the Romans and the Incas. But nothing was said about Africa, even though the class has several African American students.
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You Spoke, We Listened
Looking ahead to the 2016-17 school year—and the election—got many readers thinking and talking!
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professional development
Positive Behaviors
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an approach to help students improve their difficult behavior. It's based on an understanding that teachers don't control students, but instead seek to support them in their own behavior change process.
July 12, 2009
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Bridging the Cultural Gaps in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s work is so powerful and popular that it has never been out of print, selling more than 30 million copies.
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Portfolio Activity for “Class Outing”
LGBT educators enjoy more openness and acceptance than ever before. But their gains have been fragile and uneven. And many still feel it’s safest to teach from the closet.