Teacher Education Left Behind
How NCLB harms the preparation of new teachers
Doug Selwyn
How NCLB harms the preparation of new teachers.
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Getting Students Off The Track
A new teacher questions the elitism of her school's culture and helps launch reform
Jessie Singer
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Merit
Teachers Grapple with Yet Another Marketplace Reform
Bob Peterson
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Dangerous Minds: Decoding a Classroom
Linda Christensen
A Review of the Movie Dangerous Minds. A high school literature teacher peers into a movie classroom to see what the teacher, played by Michelle Pfeiffer, is up to.
Teachers Through History: The Myth of the Golden Age
Robert Lowe
“He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and […]
Teaching Against Imperialism
the editors of Rethinking Schools
Teaching against imperialism means teaching against the disease of racism and economic exploitation; it means teaching for equality, teaching for social health, teaching for humanity. As educators, that is the side we want to be on.
No Child Left Untested: The NCLB Zone
Where "highly qualified" can mean low-quality teaching
Wayne Au
Au takes a trip to a strange world — this one, unfortunately — where “highly qualified” can mean low-quality teaching.”
Ebola: Teaching Science, Race, and the Media
Alexa Schindel, Sara Tolbert
Two teacher educators encourage their students to think about the impact of racial and colonial biases on media coverage of science issues—and on scientists.
Teach For America: A Voice of Dissent
Mariah Dickinson
A former TFA corps member describes her experiences inside TFA, beginning with the cultlike atmosphere of the training.
The Power of Words
Top-down mandates masquerade as social justice reforms
Linda Christensen
Top-down mandates masquerade as social justice reforms
Language Lessons
Using student assistants to bridge culture and language
Denise M. Hanson
Using native Spanish speakers to instruct their classmates in more than just verbs and pronunciation.
Teacher Organizers Take Quality into Their Own Hands
Details on teacher-quality initiatives taking root around the country.
Captives of the Script
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES THAT SCRIPTED PHONICS PROGRAMS HOLD STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS CURRICULUM HOSTAGES
Richard J. Meyer
Scripted phonics programs hold students and teachers as curriculum hostages.
What’s a Teacher To Do?
Leon Lynn
An interview with Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, who offers some perspective on why creationism persists and how teachers can cope with it.
How the Attack on Teachers Threatens the Future of Public Schools
Sarah Jaffe
As part of the so-called “Great Resignation,” many teachers are leaving the field or thinking of leaving earlier than expected; the impact on public education could be catastrophic.
“I Saw Eyes Begin to Widen”
Joys, Pitfalls, and Dilemmas in Using Role Play in the Classroom
the Zinn Education Project
Role plays can offer students engaging ways to learn, but require careful contextualization and follow-up. This article offers some cautions and guidance about using them.
How Well Are We Nurturing Racial and Ethnic Diversity?
Classroom Ideas
Louise Derman-Sparks
Teachers of young children have long recognized that we must address issues of diversity and prejudice, a perspective often referred to as multicultural education. It is also time to ask: […]
To Find What Works in the Virtual Classroom, Many Teachers Are Adapting Old Strategies
Sarah Jaffe
Matt Reed, a teacher at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon, was worried about one of his 9th-grade students. Portland Public Schools, he explained, had been all-remote since March 13, […]
Coronavirus and Our Schools
Educators Speak Out
Heather Chen, Zanovia Clark, Angelina Cruz, Don Dumas, Martha A. Escudero, Sarah Giddings, Holly Hardin, Arathi Jayaram, Julie Jee, Dennis Kosuth, Merrie Najimy, and Tanya Reyes
We asked a group of teachers and students to write about their experience of school during the pandemic. We left it open-ended, but suggested they write about a particular experience that stood […]
Why We Cannot Go Back to Basics
Reclaiming The Right to Teach Literacy
Daniel Ferguson, Laurie Rabinowitz, and Amy Tondreau
Three literacy and early education scholars expose the racist, anti-teacher politics behind the push to implement “Science of Reading” curriculum in schools.
Always Consider Yourself a Student
An interview with classroom teacher Bisse Bowman
A 35-year teaching veteran, who insists that social-justice issues should be introduced in early elementary-school classes, describes her curriculum and her commitment to progressive teaching.
“Teach her good, and she learn good. That’s your job.”
Bonar A. (Sandy) Gow
In November, 1982 I was two months into my teaching career and struggling to “cover the curriculum” for a class of 33 grade four and five children. My school of […]
Rethinking Our Classrooms
Teaching for Equity and Justice
Teaching for equity and justice is more important than ever.
Defenders of Israel Attempt to Silence Anti-Racist Educators in Philadelphia
Adam Sanchez
Sanchez describes how pro-Israel activists are bringing the war on teaching truth into blue cities like Philadelphia.