Take Sides for the Earth and Teach Climate Justice
TEACHING CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS As we celebrate Earth Day, we invite you to join us in taking sides for the Earth by teaching climate justice and becoming […]
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Leave the World Better than We Found It
We educators need to imagine, cooperate, create, hope—and at times, defy and resist. And we need to see ourselves as part of a broader movement to build the kind of society that is clean and just and equal and democratic. One that seeks to leave the world better than we found it.
29.4: Teaching as Defiance, 4-Year-Olds Discuss Marriage, +more!
COVER STORY FREE 4-Year-Olds Discuss Love and Marriage By A.J. Jennings An early childhood educator shows how far-ranging discussions can open children’s eyes to a broader understanding of relationships, including […]
“The Library That Target Built” and other articles from our Summer Issue
“The Library that Target Built,” by teacher-librarian Rachel Cloues, reveals what happened when Target donated a library “makeover” to a San Francisco elementary school: the district’s anti-branding policy wasn’t enough to […]
Links we liked this week: April 20, 2014
We like sharing interesting news, insightful opinions, activist victories, and actionable curriculum via Facebook, Twitter, and of course through our magazine and books. We thought why not collect some of […]
Call for submissions: A People’s Curriculum for the Earth
Rethinking Schools is in the final stages of producing a book on teaching about the environmental crisis, called A People’s Curriculum for the Earth. If you’re a subscriber or regular visitor […]
7 resources you can use to educate and engage students
In every issue of our magazine, our editors and contributors hand-pick a variety of books, films, websites, and other media for all ages. Here are seven resources we recommended in our […]
Of Mice and Marginalization
We “soft-launched” our fall issue on our website over the weekend. Perhaps you already checked it out, or if you’re a subscriber, you have the magazine in hand already. If […]
Free access to Dirty Oil and Shovel-Ready Jobs
With the pending decision about the Keystone XL pipeline in the news–along with the recent huge anti-pipeline demonstrations in Washington, D.C.–we are sharing articles and resources from our archives about […]
Hot Enough for You? Time to Teach Against Fossil Fuels
by Bill Bigelow Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’ve been spared most of the brutal weather experienced in the rest of the country. Throughout the United States, in the month […]
Who’s talking about the summer issue?
by Kris Collett Our summer issue is out, and many articles are already garnering positive attention. We’re stoked that our editorial “The New Misogyny” spread on Twitter like wildfire. Thanks […]