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Empathy for the 'A'
Teaching students to care isn’t just good for classroom culture—it’s good for learning.
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Talking Circles: For Restorative Justice and Beyond
A TT awardee discusses how Talking Circles empower her middle school students.
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The Question of Class
Paul Gorski calls on fellow educators examine the classist assumptions infiltrating classrooms and schools.
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Always Running
In this excerpt from his memoir, Rodriguez provides a stirring recollection from his adolescence: the first time he experienced racism as a result of being an immigrant in America. As he says, the experience "stays with [him] like a foul odor."
July 2, 2014
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The Communist Manifesto
This excerpt from the first chapter of The Communist Manifesto establishes the dichotomy between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, which is merely a new relationship of oppressor vs. oppressed in the history of class struggles, as Marx and Engels argue that all societies have had these kinds of contending classes.
January 5, 2015
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Exchange of Pumpkins
A special part of gardening with youth is not only teaching them where their food comes from but also allowing cultural exchanges to happen.
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Piecing Together the Puzzle of Bullying
Karl paused at the classroom doorway, his thin face pinched with apprehension as he stared down the hallway. “Is everything all right?” I asked. Startled, he looked at me almost guiltily. “Uh—I’m fine. Everything’s fine.” Karl risked being late by the time he darted out.
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Three Years Old, Black and Suspended
It’s time to intervene with alarmingly high preschool suspensions.
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Mix It Up at Lunch Gets Staff Talking
As we planned for Mix It Up at Lunch Day last year, I felt a deep sense of nervousness. I wasn’t worried about getting the kids to talk and chat. I teach at a small school, and the students are usually friendly with one another.