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Signing Off on the Year—Equitably
Few of us really want to remember what we looked like in middle school, but nobody wants to remember what it felt like to be the kid who had nothing to sign on the last day of class.
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Third-Graders Teach Tolerance
This teacher was worried about explaining her crutches to her class, but the third-graders taught her a lesson in acceptance.
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Are Your Students Prisoners?
How educators talk about school climate can play an important role in how students feel about school.
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Late-night Bike Rides and Taking Risks
Jim Bolone’s favorite childhood memory keeps his love of teaching alive, even when bureaucracy gets him down.
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Where Were You When?
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. This TT staff member reflects on watching the moral arc of justice bend a few more degrees.
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Supriya's Bowl: A Buddhist Tale of Giving
This story speaks of the importance of giving. When hard times fall on his land, Buddha reaches out to the wealthy, asking them to help feed the poor. The rich people grumble and refuse until a young, well-to-do girl steps forward and offers to take her bowl from house-to-house to be filled for those less fortunate than herself. Supriya succeeds and many in the land fill her bowl and their own to give to the poor.
July 3, 2014
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The Blind Man and the Hunter: A West African Tale of Learning From Your Mistakes
In this tale, a blind man teaches a hunter to see things in a different light and learn from his mistakes.
July 3, 2014
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The Prince and the Rhinoceros: An Indian Tale of Speaking Kindly
The prince and his pet rhinocerous have a special friendship. He showers her with kind words until one day he lets the thought of gold get in between his and the rhino's special bond.
July 3, 2014
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Zahrah’s Hijab
As a young Muslim girl, Zahrah wore her hijab to school on what is considered to be the most important day of the week in Islam—Friday. Not everyone at Zahrah's school understands her religious traditions, but a visit from her mom changes this.
July 9, 2014