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This blogger responds to the assault of a student at Spring Valley High School and reflects on the message that “kids should just listen and stay out of ‘trouble.’”

The first day of my second year of teaching, a third-grader walked into class, saw another student and punched him in the nose. He didn’t say anything or give any indication that he was going to do this. It just happened. After cleaning up the blood and redirecting the class, I asked the attacker why he wanted to punch someone else. “He’s Mexican,” he said. “He don’t belong in my class.”

Modeled after the 1964 Mississippi Freedom schools, which were designed to change a community by giving residents the tools to develop leaders and exercise political power, modern Freedom Schools—such as those run by the

Girls are more likely to have low self-esteem than boys, and what happens during classroom discussions can play a role, for better or worse.

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This educator wants young people to know that a small group of organized, passionate and hardworking people is behind a national movement.

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On this important anniversary, integrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into your classroom reading instruction.

A look at the legacy of Dr. King's ideals.