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A Teacher Makes All Things Possible
Who taught reading to professors? Who taught science to doctors? Who taught writing to authors?
A Growing Classroom
A garden is a growing classroom. It is also a path to sustainability and self-reliance. In many neighborhoods around Chicago, residents do not have access to healthy food.
ABCs, 123s, and Social Justice
When I first heard that I was going to teach “social justice” to my Kindergarten class of 5 year olds back in August, I wondered “Really?
Inescapably White
Yesterday I was reading about the universe in Bill Bryson’s book “a short history of nearly everything”.
“Changing Education Paradigms:” A Thought Worth Considering
Ken Robinson’s talk on Changing Education Paradigms has an excellent point for restructuring our schools.
NBC: VLA Principal Discusses the Real Pressing Issues Facing Education
On May 1st, 2011, NBC-5 TV held an Education Nation Teacher Town Hall in Chicago.
Move Towards Social Action: Empowerment through Physical Education
Teaching Social Justice is an ongoing and
holistic effort, rather than a 50 minute time block in the academic day. We use Physical Education, such as Capoeira (a Afro-Brazilian Martial Art), as an opportunity to teach children resistance and social justice concepts.
CHANGE THE NAME
Student activists and educators from Village Leadership Academy campaign to change the name of a park from a slaveholder to abolitionists Anna Murray and Frederick Douglass in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood.
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