Students protest NYS “Pineapple” test

Students protest NYS “Pineapple” test

Students see the light as the blind lead the blind…by Tim Wolcott  A sage once said “Life is 10% how you make it…and 90% how you take it.”  Activist eighth graders from New York aren’t taking mistreatment by this year’s English Language Arts test sitting down.   Hooray for them and us all! Effective this year, […]

The Hardwired Emotions

Eric Jensen in Teaching with Poverty in Mind says the emotions children are born with are SADNESS, JOY, DISGUST, ANGER, SURPRISE, and FEAR. What message does this send to teachers and peace educators? The first thing that strikes me is that overwhelmingly the basic emotions we are born with are negative. All the emotional responses […]

Making Beauty for the Earth

Caring for Mother Earth By Tim Wolcott of Teach Peace Now She is respectful, kind and quiet.  She often asks before class how I’m doing and/or lingers after class to say goodbye.  She isn’t consistent in her quiz or lab grades, and her organization definitely needs improvement.  However, I’ve thought more than once how well […]