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Never Too Young to Make an Impact
Project Darfur, led by Miesha Ebacher and her first grade class, has led me to question popular assumptions about youth: Are “growing up” and “gaining experience” the only prerequisites for becoming important individuals who inspire others?
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.
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.
