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After the Screaming Stops

Submitted by Debra Solomon Baker on March 3, 2011

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Shrinking there on the stool in the science classroom, I just want to gather my ungraded quizzes and my dignity and flee to freedom. But, I don’t. I sit there, paralyzed by the assault.

“We are not your enemies,” I finally counter. “We are not Blake’s enemies.”

Shrinking there on the stool in the science classroom, I just want to gather my ungraded quizzes and my dignity and flee to freedom. But, I don’t. I sit there, paralyzed by the assault

Getting More Black Men into the Classroom

Submitted by Lisa Ann Williamson on March 1, 2011

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Walter Sherrill made chemistry cool. He was the sort of refined man who seemed to glide across a room. His voice never rose above a quiet tone, and he wore a mostly stern expression on a peaceful countenance as he explained scientific equations. I cherished the rare times he smiled—or on occasion—chuckled at the ludicrous conclusions of his high school students.

Walter Sherrill made chemistry cool. He was the sort of refined man who seemed to glide across a room.

Getting Past the ‘Digital Divide’

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Number 39: Spring 2011

Two years ago, Aaron Fowles found the digital divide waiting in his Memphis, Tenn., ESL classroom: four old desktop computers, two of which worked.

Your Students Love Social Media ... and So Can You

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Number 39: Spring 2011

Last spring, a New Jersey middle school principal saw a rise in bullying at his school. Students were spreading rumors and gossip online, hiding behind anonymous screen names and profiles.

Helping the Homeless In School and Out

Number 38: Fall 2010

It did not take long for John Heegard to put the clues together. Valencia McMurray was one of the most promising students in his Advanced Placement U.S.

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Using TDSi in Rural Schools

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Number 38: Fall 2010

Rhoda Hubbard-Anderson describes her Minnesota community as having “a split personality.” Once a sleepy spot among corn and soy bean fields, Hutchinson—like many rural areas of the nation—is cha

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The Lessons of a Rural Principal

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Number 38: Fall 2010

Rural schools don’t usually make people think of innovation or experimentation. In fact, many people view rural areas as being too traditional or complacent to blaze educational trails.