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“No, I Didn’t Know George Washington”: Answers to those “Dumb” Questions...
Whoever said “There are no stupid questions” never had a classroom full of them. Especially at the elementary level, the post-summer amnesia produces a litany of questions that should seem obvious. In...
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
On December 10, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. His acceptance speech, posted here, is an important transition point for King to his...
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Riverside Church Speech on April 4, 1967...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the civil rights activist is well-known. Dr. King the anti-war, anti-poverty and class liberation activist is often overlooked. In many classrooms, Dr. King’s legacy is...
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Mr. D is on NPR’s “All Things Considered” this Morning for MLK
Image via Wikipedia This week, I joined a panel of educators from New York City to discuss the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday for NPR’s local NY affiliate WNYC 93.9FM. We spoke about teaching ideas,...
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How to Evaluate Online Sources, thanks to NCSS
It’s high time students stop mining Wikipedia for their research projects. Without adequate library resources, the Internet is often a kid’s only avenue for research. Yet even teachers get frustrated...
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Democracy Distilled – an Infographic on Voting Rights produced by eLocal
Source: Democracy DistilledbyeLocalLawyers.com In honor of Inauguration Day, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the folks at eLocal produced an interesting, evocative Infographic video about...
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Mad Men and the King Assassination
Some of the cast of AMC’s Mad Men. Yesterday was that rare instance when television illuminates. Even so, the light shone by the tube can often reflect on our own mirrors—and the image is rarely...
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