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Poverty Excludes Qualified College Students
Despite efforts of college and university admissions people, high-achieving students from small towns and rural areas are being left out of the matriculation process because of poverty.
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In Support of Different Beliefs
After rejecting an offer of prayer from a student, this teacher reflects about the power of religious freedom that she teaches in class.
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When Bad Things Happen, Be a Helper
When it seems that tragedies are happening in rapid succession, we evoke a quote from educator and television host Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. As a boy, his mother told him that when scary thing happen to “look for the helpers.”
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Get Paul Past the Pipeline
When a student’s frustration escalates, this teacher suggests several ways to address it that does not include punishment.
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Problems with Christmas Curriculum
School activities surrounding Christmas can have unintentional negative consequences like reinforcing commercialism, focusing on "good" and "bad" behavior and isolating students who don't celebrate the holiday.