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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Student

As schools warm up to the idea of including a child's BMI (Body Mass Index) on his or her report card, perhaps we should evaluate the way we address the issue of childhood obesity. Yes, a high BMI can be dangerous. But as we've seen, the BMI can also be incredibly misleading.
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Ellen Fracassini

Ellen Fracassini taught seventh and eighth grade for 10 years in New York City public schools, where she also held various teacher leadership positions. She earned her master’s degree from Fordham University in Secondary English Education. She is an experienced ELA curriculum writer and currently teaches seventh and eighth grade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, public schools.
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Branding Slaves

This is an image of enslavers burning brands into the skin of people they enslaved, this engraving illustrates the way that enslaved people were treated as property.
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William O. Blake
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December 13, 2017