When Helping Hurts is a useful column in today’s New York Times, and it’s useful to both parents and teachers. Here’s an excerpt: It’s another way of saying the famous “Iron Rule” that governs the community organizing work of the … Continue reading →

Regular readers, and readers of my latest book, know that one of my favorite lessons is having students develop “What If?” history projects (see The Best Resources For Teaching “What If?” History Lessons). Readers might also remember a post I … Continue reading →

Many bad decisions affecting millions are being made, and may be made in the future, in the name of reducing the federal budget deficit. Today, Paul Krugman in The New York Times has written the best and most understandable piece … Continue reading →

I’ve been watching “Game of Thrones” on DVD, and just saw this great scene that teaches an important lesson about making change: Knowledge is not power — “Power is power.” During my nineteen year community organizing career, we learned and … Continue reading →

What Does It Mean to Be a Citizen? is my latest post and lesson plan at The New York Times Learning Network. You can also see all my previous Times’ posts here. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For … Continue reading →

Which Is There More Of: Kindness Or Unkindness? A Christmas Accounting is another special reflection by Robert Krulwich over at NPR. Here’s an excerpt: People will improve, [Martin Luther King] told them. He couldn’t say when, but one day, he … Continue reading →

Regular readers know that I’m a big fan of students reading and creating online “choose your own adventure” stories. The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories is a very popular list. The Washington Post has … Continue reading →

I’ve had issues with Nicholas Kristof when he sometimes writes about education issues (see “When Bad Ideas Happen to Good Columnists”). But his column today, “Do We Have the Courage to Stop This?” is an excellent response to yesterday’s tragedy … Continue reading →

Hello blog land! I hope you have all had a fabulous Cyber Monday and Tuesday Sale! I picked up an awesome South Carolina Explorers Trading Cards file from Carrie Whitlock which you can purchase by clicking on the image below! I am so in love with this idea and we are just finishing this unit so I emailed her and asked if I could create an ...

Here are several articles about the affect of Hurricane Sandy on New York and New Jersey schools: With Students Set to Return, Schools Face Tough Logistics is from The New York Times. The New York Times Learning Network has an … Continue reading →