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July 7, 2011

Empathy Builds Foundation for Academic Home

The transition from middle school to ninth grade creates chaos for students. In eighth grade, students know their teachers and their classmates. They have a safe academic home. Then comes high school.

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Immigration Bullying & Bias

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July 13, 2011

Coffee House Opens Door to Unity

I remember the times when I gave up and fought/ When I succumbed to the jokes and taunts/ Reverting to the man I once was, violent and stupid,/ But I won’t let these people manipulate me/ I will become the man I want to be

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Bullying & Bias

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July 10, 2012

Celebrating Leo and the Special Olympics

Every morning, Leo's smile brightens the cafeteria at my elementary school. He hobbles in, holding his teacher's hand. His eyes squint at the bright lights. He squirms at loud noises. And always, he smiles.

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Ability Immigration

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July 24, 2012

Culture: A View of the Self

My ninth-grade Spanish students resisted my assignment to write about their cultures. “My family doesn’t have any cultural traditions,” one said. “My culture is that I’m just normal,” added another. “I don’t have a culture,” said another.

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September 13, 2012

Intolerance Crumbled After Meeting a Family

A family of four came to speak to my high school juniors and seniors. Two dads and their 16-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son talked about their family, the adoption process and their experiences with discrimination and prejudice.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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August 5, 2015

Building a Community of Upstanders

A Mix Model School coordinator explains why her school participates in Mix It Up at Lunch Day and how she extended it beyond one day with an in-depth social experiment.

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March 5, 2019

New Guide for Gender-Inclusive Puberty and Health Education

Young students sitting at tables, focused on assignments in front of them.

Our friends at Gender Spectrum are announcing a new resource to ensure your teaching of puberty and health education is accurate and inclusive of all students.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 2, Spring 2022