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The Lessons of a Rural Principal
Eighteen years ago, I thought I was starting a brief stint at a rural school. It turned into a career full of experimentation and success.
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One School Girl’s Protest of Seventeen Magazine—Now 75,000 Strong
Teenager Julia Bluhm was aware of the kinds of pressures put on adolescent girls to look a certain way. So Julia decided to do something about it by starting an online petition asking Seventeen to include unretouched photos in their magazine.
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In Search of Balance
Teaching Tolerance offers tools to help teachers and students get through the grueling and seemingly unrewarding weeks of mandated testing.
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Want to Teach Civility? Start With Intellectual Safety.
As the current election cycle reaches its climax, establishing “intellectually safe” communities of inquiry can help mitigate the negative effects the campaign has had on children and classrooms.
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Tackling Implicit Bias
From Selma to Ferguson and beyond, implicit bias has been at play. But educators can take steps to understand this bias and move toward solutions.
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Teaching the Election Doesn’t Require Neutrality
This history teacher offers a strategy for teaching about the presidential election. It starts with organizing ideas into three categories: consensus, legitimately controversial and out of bounds.
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Building School Culture Where All Kids Feel Special
In a world where competition awards few people on the backs of many, school awards can be redesigned to prioritize equity.
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Town Hall Meetings Empower Youth
Providing a forum for candid communication helps young people believe their voices are worth hearing.