As I stood in line recently with 32 Harrisburg Academy 8th grade students, waiting to board an elevator that would take us to the depths of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), it...
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“Why do we study the Holocaust?” When an 8th grade student recently asked this question, I couldn’t help but sigh.  We’re teachers, yes, but humans as well, and while I was frustrated with the question, I didn’t want…
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“I would prefer not to.” I read these five words written by a student, just below the essay directions, and near the end of this year’s 10th grade English final exam.  I smiled. Soon, it happened again.  This…
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