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School Has Lost Its Connection. Both Students and Teachers Are Feeling It.

Edsurge

I began my career teaching middle school in a windowless classroom in south Los Angeles where I wore slacks, heels and blouses. I’d stand at the door each morning greeting the students, sometimes giving a high five or an elbow bump. My syllabus had a no-technology policy and it wasn’t perfect, but it helped.

Teachers 213
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One Teacher's Plan to Close Culture Gaps in Schools

Edsurge

Once my family moved to the mainland from Honolulu when I was in third grade, I don’t remember ever having any Asian or biracial teachers through elementary, middle or high school, or even in college or graduate school. Topics of race, nationality, class, gender and sexual orientation were all folded into my syllabus.

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The Censored and the Curious: Using Banned Books to Foster Connections and Critical Thinking in Freshmen

Faculty Focus

Including a culminating presentation on each of the banned books in the syllabus can help communicate the importance of these book clubs while continuing to strengthen student communication, presentation skills, and cooperative skills.