
On Ditching the Text and Subversive Teaching

There are two ways to deal with protest. The authoritarian way…punishment, or the democratic way…listening and responding.
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My Response to Partisan School Board Races

I have no problem with the public record showing that I, as a teacher, let my students read books, and respected their human dignity.

Human beings, and the historical context in which they live, are often much more complicated than the image of the heroes whom we lift to the top of our pedestals.