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I decided to show a short You Tube video clip in class the other day. It’s a montage of scenes of men crying from various movies complete with cheesy background music, a song Don’t Cry Out Loud. I used it to open a discussion about how stereotypes put unnecessary limitations on people.

Teachers don’t want to be called saints or soldiers. Let’s mark Teacher Appreciation Week with a commitment to go beyond the rhetoric and speak accurately about teaching as a profession.

A small Catholic school and its students grapple with life and learning in the shadow of two nations.

Students need historic context to connect activism of the past to social issues in the present.

An anti-bias trainer shares her techniques for fostering appreciation of different body types.

The epidemic of rape won’t end until males own up to its causes.

A simple writing assignment sharpens students’ minds — and challenges their biases.

During a period of ramped-up online trolling, educators can help their students understand what trolling really is, its impact and how to protect their identities on the internet.

Why is that English language learner sitting in the back of the classroom and not speaking up? Maybe she just needs a friend.