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October 20, 2020 A Light in the Darkness

I attended a concert recently, although the performers didn’t know it. They were collegiate musicians practicing outdoors beneath a tent; I overheard the…

October 15, 2020 Changing the Conversation: Praising Effort over Ability

Praise can be incredibly powerful. It’s that spark we see on our students’ faces when we offer a bit of useful positive reinforcement…

October 6, 2020 On Newness and Normalcy: Creating Structure for Your Students

Normal. These days, “normal” feels nostalgic — a reminder that the world wasn’t always apocalyptically strange. We long for the way…

September 29, 2020 Teaching the Election

Regardless of which candidate we believe will do the best job running our country, we as educators understand the importance of teaching politics…

September 24, 2020 Eigin Druk

I remember chaperoning my daughter’s middle school field trip to the M.C. Escher exhibit at a local art museum. I was duly impressed by the…

September 17, 2020 5 Hispanic Heroes Your Students Should Know

Every year, from September 15th to October 15th, the United States celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month. It’s a time when we as citizens recognize and…

September 15, 2020 Just Keep Watering

I’ve always loved flowers. When I lived in Virginia, I would often stop and smell the roses growing near my apartment complex. Now that I’m…

September 13, 2020 Weekly Graders Rarely Make History

When I was a freshman in high school, my afternoons consisted of two classes: Mathematics and History. Both classes were taught by experienced teachers who…