I recommend How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough
If you’re a teacher in an underfunded urban high school, it’s sometimes difficult to keep hope alive. No matter how hard you work, failure is all a...
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This American Life 474: “Back to School”
I’m not always a big fan of This American Life. But Ira Glass nailed last Sunday’s episode, “Back to School,” and I recommend that you ...
Stealing takes just a second. Character takes longer.
I love the students at my school, and that’s one reason why I’ve stuck around for 12 years. But unfortunately, they steal a lot of my stuff. The th...