Thom Ronk is a multicultural educator with more than 20 years experience in corporate, government and non-profit educational programs. He has facilitated students’ and teachers’ learning throughout the United States as well as in China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia, Afghanistan and Turkey. He has extensive experience writing and developing print- and Web-based curriculum materials, and he’s the primary author of Essay Writing for High School Students: A Step-by-Step Guide (Kaplan Publishing, 3rd Edition, 2006). Thom received a master's degree in Secondary Education/TESOL from Temple University and a bachelor's in English/Creative Writing from Florida State University.
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| Bringing 9/11 in the Classroom—Useful Lessons | As a matter of practice, we encourage teachers to integrate learning opportunities about religious tolerance and cultural understanding throughout... |
| See Your Classroom Activity in Our Magazine | Betsy Jerome starts talking about kindness and empathy with elementary school students in Dallas using plastic bandages. Meanwhile, Grace... |
| Exploring Social Justice Through Photographs | Throughout the summer months, Teaching Tolerance will present a series of lessons using photographs to teach about social justice. Each lesson will... |
| We Can All Step In | One Sunday morning around 6:30 a.m., I boarded the 7 train in New York City to go to Queens. Scattered throughout the car were about seven weary... |
| Welcome Back to School! | The beginning of the school year is such an exciting time—meeting new students, reuniting with former ones, working with trusted colleagues. It’s a... |
| Is There a Lesson You Wish Teaching Tolerance Would Create? | Teaching Tolerance is thinking about the lessons and classroom activities we should create for the coming school year. We’d like to hear your ideas.... |
| Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach Social Justice | Throughout the summer months, Teaching Tolerance will present a series of lessons featuring editorial cartoons. Each lesson will focus on a... |
| Bullies vs. Overweight Kids: How Can You Help? | A new study shows that obese kids are 65 percent more likely to be bullied than their peers of normal weight. Wendy Craig, a professor of psychology... |
| How Do You Teach About Social Justice? | Have you ever considered contributing a classroom activity to Teaching Tolerance magazine? Now is the time. It’s a wonderful way for you to share... |
| Send Us Learning Ideas for Activity Exchange | Have you ever considered contributing a learning idea to be published in the Teaching Tolerance magazine? Now is the time. It’s a wonderful way for... |
| For Multicultural Educators, Can One Size Fit All? | I just returned from the National Association of Multiculturalism in Education (NAME) conference in Denver. This year's conference theme, "A Mile... |
| What Do Halloween Costumes Say? | The “Illegal Alien” Halloween costume is wrong and needs removed from the stores. SPLC’s special report, “Climate of Fear,” points out how “FBI... |
| Banned Books Week | Many years ago when I was teaching in Cairo, Egypt, the school director approached me about how he heard my students were reading three novels, not... |
| Verbal Bullying Puts Students Behind | Last week, CNN reported: “the study from the University of Illinois suggests dealing with classmate put-downs can make it harder for good students to... |
| Looking at Labor | The lesson “Looking at Labor” explores some critical questions, like “Are all jobs created equal? Why or why not?” and “What would happen if everyone... |
| Taking a Closer Look at Religions Around the World | When I reflect on the incidents last week involving students who wore offensive shirts with anti-Muslim statements on them in Gainesville, Florida, I... |