Thank you for sharing your thinking and materials. You're inspiring me to keep getting better, even after 24 years in the classroom.

Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.

We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.

New org established to defend Department of Education

coalition of public education advocates, educators, beneficiaries of federal education funding, and former employees of the U.S. Department of Education

www.protectpubliced.org

ABA It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accordance with the rule of law and in an orderly manner that respects the lives of affected individuals and the work they have been asked to perform. Instead, we see wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself, such as attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize those who support lawful programs to eliminate bias and enhance diversity. We have seen attempts at wholesale dismantling of departments and entities created by Congress without seeking the required congressional approval to change the law. There are efforts to dismiss employees with little regard for the law and protections they merit, and social media announcements that disparage and appear to be motivated by a desire to inflame without any stated factual basis. This is chaotic. It may appeal to a few. But it is wrong. And most Americans recognize it is wrong. It is also contrary to the rule of law. The American Bar Association supports the rule of law. That means holding governments, including our own, accountable under law. We stand for a legal process that is orderly and fair. We have consistently urged the administrations of both parties to adhere to the rule of law. We stand in that familiar place again today. And we do not stand alone. Our courts stand for the rule of law as well.

Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.

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Thank you for sharing this! I'm going to use it with my students tomorrow.

Thank you for sharing this. I have used it several times and like the conversations it sparks.

"Mirror Image" by Lena Coakley - so much for kids to discuss!

My Life As a Homeless Man in America An extraordinary firsthand account.

This piece. Just, wow. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

Thank you for this reminder.

Yes! So much to do there. If you like museums go to the Kelvingrove for cool history and art, or the Transportation Museum is fun.

These lines -- What if they are the true dwelling of the holy, these
fleeting temples we make together when we say, “Here,
have my seat,” “Go ahead—you first,” “I like your hat.”

Kids are reading novels at my high school (and short stories, excerpts, and nonfiction).

This is my 24th year of teaching. I love spending my days with young people, but the last few years took away my excitement for teaching. Seeing the community building and the people whose ideas inspired me before is bringing it back!

High school English teacher here from NC. Looking forward to connecting and learning.