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Teachers, Call Out Trump and ‘Stop the Steal’ Lies in the Classroom. I do.

I oppose lending credence to vicious falsehoods embraced by our President. My stance is not a matter of politics; it’s a matter of honesty and decency. — As a high school humanities teacher, my blood boiled when on Thursday, Nov. 5, President Donald J. Trump claimed widespread voter fraud in a primetime address from the White House grounds. “If you count the legal votes, I easily win,” he said. “If you count the illegal votes, they can…

Election 2020

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Teachers, Call Out Trump and ‘Stop the Steal’ Lies in the Classroom. I do.
Teachers, Call Out Trump and ‘Stop the Steal’ Lies in the Classroom. I do.
Election 2020

4 min read


Mar 21, 2021

With a Private School Hit Piece, The Atlantic Abandons Ethical Journalism

Caitlin Flanagin’s cover story favors easy insults and zingers over practical advice and bridge-building. — Several years ago, this high school history and journalism teacher was covering anti-private school rhetoric in the mainstream press. I wanted (and still want) all school sectors to work together, not against one another, and I just couldn’t take the complete lack of ethics involved in some truly horrendous reporting.

Private School

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With a Private School Hit Piece, The Atlantic Abandons Ethical Journalism
With a Private School Hit Piece, The Atlantic Abandons Ethical Journalism
Private School

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Published in Age of Awareness

·Apr 4, 2019

A Teacher’s Quest to Foster Resilience and Combat Fragility in Generation Z

Help stressed out, anxious, teenagers with social and emotional learning. — At the end of the fall semester, a distraught junior met with me about her grade in American History. “This isn’t fair with all of my studying and hard work,” she said. “My parents will be angry and demand that I need to do better, that an A- is not…

Education

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A Teacher’s Quest to Foster Resilience and Combat Fragility in Generation Z
A Teacher’s Quest to Foster Resilience and Combat Fragility in Generation Z
Education

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Published in Age of Awareness

·Mar 8, 2019

The Dead or Dying State of Student Journalism at Independent Schools

Administrators offer bogus excuses for not having vibrant student newspapers—even as school mission statements trumpet the importance of student voice. It’s time to take decisive action. Here’s how. — From the fourth grade on, and now as a high school teacher at my alma mater, I’ve been privileged to belong to the independent school community. Not only have I experienced firsthand what makes our small but vibrant community special, but I’ve also connected with colleagues and peer institutions to…

Education

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The Dead or Dying State of Student Journalism at Independent Schools
The Dead or Dying State of Student Journalism at Independent Schools
Education

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Jan 22, 2019

Teachers, Don’t Keep Quiet On Disgusting Language from Trump

Educators must speak out against the President’s recent tweet about Elizabeth Warren’s presidential bid announcement. There is no gray area with such racist, ignorant, abhorrent language. — As a high school history teacher, I had always felt strongly about remaining opaque politically. For the following reasons, I justified my stance to my students. 1. Indoctrination. I believe that much of the nation automatically identifies teachers as liberals. While there might be some truth to this stereotype…

Politics

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Teachers, Don’t Keep Quiet Disgusting Language from President Trump
Teachers, Don’t Keep Quiet Disgusting Language from President Trump
Politics

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Published in Age of Awareness

·Dec 3, 2018

Treasured Historians Benefit from the Journalist’s Craft; Schools Should Take Note, and Students Should Listen

“I see a direct connection between what I learned in journalism and what I’m doing now,” says Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham. — However much I struggled, only when I found my passion for news reporting did my success in the humanities begin to soar — so much so, in fact, that I now teach journalism to my own history students, hopeful that they too will benefit from the combination. I think it’s…

Writing

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Treasured Historians Benefit from the Journalist’s Craft; Schools Should Take Note, and Students…
Treasured Historians Benefit from the Journalist’s Craft; Schools Should Take Note, and Students…
Writing

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Nov 30, 2018

How to Help Increasingly Stressed Out Students

If teachers must give high-stakes assessments, allow for full-credit retakes. — Once during an exam on the Civil War, one of my 11th graders burst into tears, fearful of what a low grade on the test might do to her future. “I’ll never get into college now,” she told me, as I tried to console her. “I might as well give…

Education

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How to Help Increasingly Stressed Out Students
How to Help Increasingly Stressed Out Students
Education

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Nov 25, 2018

What I Want My Students and Newborn Son to Know about #MeToo and Civility

Opening one’s ears is never as dangerous as closing them. — As an educator and a new parent of a son, I intend to do my best to raise him into a caring, responsible individual. …

Politics

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What I Want My Students and Newborn Son to Know about #MeToo and Civility
What I Want My Students and Newborn Son to Know about #MeToo and Civility
Politics

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Nov 21, 2018

Teaching the Coddled Mind

Providing a platform for fools to speak, even in our venomous political climate, is essential to revealing their foolishness. — As a kid, I loved watching NBC’s Seinfeld–in fact, I still do. …

Politics

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Teaching the Coddled Generation
Teaching the Coddled Generation
Politics

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Sep 1, 2018

A New Twist on a Public-Private School Partnership

How marriage brought together the two sectors. — David Cutler and Elana Rome are both teachers. Cutler is finishing his ninth year teaching high school history and journalism at his alma mater, Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Rome is completing her fourth year teaching sixth-grade math at Brown Middle School in the Newton Public Schools…

Education

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A New Twist on a Public-Private School Partnership
A New Twist on a Public-Private School Partnership
Education

7 min read

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