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Howard Zinn: One of the Great Democratic Educators
This week, the world said goodbye to Howard Zinn, an award-winning writer, activist, professor, and role model for democratic educators. He was 87.
Zinn dedicated his life to promoting true democracy and social justice through education and action. Although he spoke and wrote extensively on the injustices that humans have inflicted upon each other, throughout history and in the present, he never lost hope for a more peaceful world.
In one of his last interviews, Zinn said that he wanted... Pulling That Injustice Trigger
What moved me about this student-led protest is that at such a young age, these students recognize how to magnify their power through unity against a single injustice: school cuts that compromise their education. From one Facebook invitation to protest these cuts that pulled their injustice triggers, 18,000 students were moved to the streets with signs and their... UK Teachers Take a Stand
I've long thought that teachers have the most collective power to bring about change if they acted simultaneously to challenge norm referenced tests that rank young kids and mechanize the art of teaching and learning.
The full article can be found UK teachers boycott tests. Teacher Activist Groups
Posted on Jan 30, 2010 - 03:10 PM by Melia Dicker in The Landscape
"The interchange between student and teacher, the free inquiry that is promulgated in the classroom, a spirit of equality in the classroom, to me that is part of a democratic education." - Howard ZinnThis week, the world said goodbye to Howard Zinn, an award-winning writer, activist, professor, and role model for democratic educators. He was 87.
Zinn dedicated his life to promoting true democracy and social justice through education and action. Although he spoke and wrote extensively on the injustices that humans have inflicted upon each other, throughout history and in the present, he never lost hope for a more peaceful world.
In one of his last interviews, Zinn said that he wanted... Pulling That Injustice Trigger
Posted on Apr 29, 2010 - 08:45 PM by Ammerah Saidi in The Learning Curve
Now, I'm not one for protests, especially not protests that end after a one hour march around some political building with people going back to their homes feeling they've done their best. However, I was moved to read about the protests of thousands of students in New Jersey this week (read all about it in the NYTimes here).What moved me about this student-led protest is that at such a young age, these students recognize how to magnify their power through unity against a single injustice: school cuts that compromise their education. From one Facebook invitation to protest these cuts that pulled their injustice triggers, 18,000 students were moved to the streets with signs and their... UK Teachers Take a Stand
Posted on May 14, 2010 - 03:03 PM by Scott Nine in The Landscape
My first response to news that thousands (yes thousands!) of elementary school teachers in the UK will boycott giving their students standardized tests and instead take them on outings or write creative stories is, "It is about time!"I've long thought that teachers have the most collective power to bring about change if they acted simultaneously to challenge norm referenced tests that rank young kids and mechanize the art of teaching and learning.
The full article can be found UK teachers boycott tests. Teacher Activist Groups
Posted on Jan 06, 2011 - 10:28 AM by Scott Nine in Resources
Color Lines: News For ActionPosted on Feb 07, 2011 - 03:04 PM by Shawn Strader in Resources
Chicago Freedom SchoolPosted on Feb 09, 2011 - 10:31 AM by Dana Bennis in Resources
Education VotesPosted on Sep 06, 2011 - 09:37 AM by lmeier in Resources
Speak OutPosted on Sep 08, 2011 - 07:51 PM by lmeier in Resources
YouthNoisePosted on Sep 26, 2011 - 12:30 PM by lmeier in Resources
Do SomethingPosted on Sep 26, 2011 - 01:50 PM by Jason Lacoste in Resources