Race and Respect Among Young Children
One Teacher’s Journey
When Angela came to talk to me, she was close to tears. With a sympathetic “witness” on each side, she said, “Matt called me a name. I don’t like it.” […]
Stonewall Rebellion: A Powerful Lesson
On June 28, 1969, police launched one of their periodic raids on the New York gay community. This time the target was the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich […]
Charter Schools: Reform Model or Privatization Scheme?
The following is condensed from an interview with Ann Bastian, a Senior Program Officer at the New World Foundation in New York. Bastian is also a college history teacher and […]
The Year in Review
Focus on Charter Schools, Privatization, and Financing
The school year got off to a rough start in two of the three largest school districts in the nation: it didn’t start. Problems with asbestos and facilities delayed the […]
Goals 2000 Skirts Equity Issues
Perhaps my skepticism of Goals 2000 has its roots in the fact that George Bush was the first president to endorse it. Or maybe because it has its origins in […]
Women, Men, Rap, and Respect: A Dialogue
The following interview is with Ajagbe Adewole-Jimenez and Dan’etta Adewole-Jimenez. Ajagbe was formerly student government president at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), where he participated in a take-over by […]
Teaching Torch Song: Gay Literature in the Classroom
On a semester’s leave recently, I worked with colleagues and preservice teachers in an intensive professional-semester course. We read together Harvey Fierstein’s Torch SongTrilogy. For readers unfamiliar with Torch Song, […]
