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Toni Giarnese found inspiration in her job thanks to a disabled boy who looked a lot like a knight in shining armor.

In recent weeks, our country has been treated to an ugly reflection of itself. The controversy over the Islamic community center in New York City has been followed by a spate of anti-Muslim acts. They include the stabbing of a Muslim cabbie, attempted arson at a mosque in Tennessee and teens harassing Muslims at worship in upstate New York.

Language lessons create common ground in a Detroit elementary school.

Calling all teachers! Put our short videos—featuring team-building activities—on your radar.

Afraid to teach about privilege? Three teachers show how it’s done.

With a little help, South Asian immigrant students talk about discrimination, life and intercultural understanding in America.

It is not easy for my students in suburban St. Louis to connect with the characters in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The novel is packed with gruff men. Middle aged, mostly friendless, they are all struggling to eke out an income on a ranch somewhere in California. The one glimmer of hope in Steinbeck’s classic emerges through the relationship between two men—George and Lennie. They are not relatives. Yet in a society where individualism is paramount, George does far more than merely put up with Lennie. He cares for this mentally challenged man, blankets him with a protective shield. Other characters turn from, threaten, and even belittle Lennie. Most are astounded by George’s choice to attend to someone who seems like such a burden.

Education pioneer Marva Collins died last week. She left behind tried and true strategies that support students’ brilliance and academic success.

How to challenge language prejudice in the classroom.

This after-school educator developed a creative set of discussion questions and prompts to help students talk about empathy. Her tools? A young adult novel, the Teaching Tolerance Anti-bias Framework and Perspectives for a Diverse America.