The new (and improved?) textbook Columbus
Exactly 20 years ago, Rethinking Schools published our first book, Rethinking Columbus. At that time, our editors hoped to help teachers engage students in a more critical, multicultural approach to […]
Updates
Still Neither Fair Nor Accurate
by Kris Collett President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have another “reformy” idea. Surprised? No, me neither. Now, in addition to using high-stakes standardized test scores to evaluate […]
Educators, Activists Celebrate Zinn Education Project
On September 21—International Peace Day—Rethinking Schools editor Bill Bigelow attended and participated in the dedication of the Zinn Room at the brand new Busboys and Poets bookstore in Hyattsville, Md. […]
A Preview: “For or Against Children?”
by Adam Sanchez Although I had heard about Stand for Children from education activists in Portland for a few years now, I began researching them only after Stand for Children’s […]
Remembering Milton Meltzer: “The Role of Whites in Combatting Racism”
Milton Meltzer died two years ago today, and his work is worth revisiting. Rethinking Schools has reprinted his writings and recommended his books over the years. Here’s a piece he […]
Remembering—and Rethinking—9/11
by Bill Bigelow All of us who are old enough remember where we were on Sept. 11, 2001. I was in my office at home in Portland, Ore., upstairs, working […]
Teaching is an art.
by Linda Christensen I love the first days of school. I love putting the books back on the shelves, polishing the tables, stacking my bins of colored highlighters, sticky notes, […]
Change. Is it really good?
by Melissa Bollow Tempel As I think about the upcoming year, I can’t help but feel slightly pessimistic about change —heck highly pessimistic about change. Yes, I know that Obama […]