There’s opportunity in the middle
It’s something of a truism that middle school is an awkward time. Kids at this age are starting to...
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Tag: October 2022
Truly open to all: Three ways to diversify teacher leadership
A lack of diversity in the teacher workforce means a lack of diversity among teacher leaders....
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How a university and a school district made change together
Trusting relationships between partners were central to the transformation of one high school in...
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Getting the community on the path toward equity
When Xavier Botana took over as superintendent of Maine’s Portland Public Schools, it was clearly...
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Nancy Deutsch recommends a Human Development article
“M(ai)cro: Centering the Macrosystem in Human Development” By L. Onnie Rogers et al. (Human...
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Educate, don’t erase
Swastikas and graffiti praising Hitler painted on a high school building. A Jewish student taunted...
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Lessons in obedience — and resistance
When I was growing up in the late 1930s, school was serious business. It was a place of work —...
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Steven Wolk recommends Freedom to Learn
Freedom to Learn By Carl Rogers (Merrill, 1969) Thirty-two years ago, when I was beginning my...
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Pet Portrait
This pet portrait was made for a staff member at Rock Hill High School. Our school’s National Art...
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What middle schoolers need: Respect, accountability, and grace: A conversation with Alma Lopez
Most mornings, Alma Lopez can be found in front of Livingston Middle School, greeting her students...
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‘You just have to get through it’: Letting go of enduring stereotypes about middle school
Young adolescents are capable of so much more than people think. One afternoon during the heart of...
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