You would think, given my demographic and political leanings (woman in her 50s who thinks that, on the balance, it’s good that the ACLU exists), I would not be a fan of single-sex education. But you would be wrong. My...
I’m not much of a flag waver, really. I always thought that author James Baldwin captured my feelings precisely in Notes of a Native Son when he wrote: I love America more than any other country in the world, and,...
Ever heard of the Documentation Generation? Great article in Newsweek about our growing technology-driven urge to create and display images: Here’s Looking at You, Kids (Jennie Yabroff). Yabroff covers lots of fascinating thought-territory in the piece, from the evolution of...
Over at Armchair Commentary, Ellen Kim is deliberating on the five greatest movie teachers, in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week (which has just ended, in case you were wondering when your thank-you gift would arrive). Kim’s list is pretty traditional:...
I once had a colleague who showed Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure every year, at some strategic point, to her sixth grade social studies students, under the rationale that it was--duh--about history. This was a big hit with the kids,...
They're reviving South Pacific on Broadway--a hopeful sign for those of us who haven’t given up on traditional musical genres. I once took 135 8th graders to a dinner theater production of South Pacific, as part of a curricular unit...
