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Reflections on a Student's Death: A Painful Reminder of Why We Teach

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Everyone knows that magic is an illusion. And yet, from time to time, I am quite certain that it is magic—not chance or merely good fortune—making an appearance in my classroom. […]

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Is Social Media Imperiling American Civics Education?

Guest Post by: Jeremy Adams In many ways, the job of a high school teacher now encountering the first fully digitalized student generation has been tossed on its head. No longer are we teachers the depositories of information in civil society.  No longer are we the keepers of important knowledge and insight.  Students can access the […]