Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Teaching about Muhammad Ali: Olympian, Boxing Champ, Humanitarian, & 2012 Liberty Medal Recipient

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Muhammad Ali was recently announced as the recipient of the National Constitution Center’s 2012 Liberty Medal, awarded to “individuals of ...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

A Revolution in our Thinking -- July 4th

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On the resource-rich Zinn Education Project website, Bill Bigelow of Rethinking Schools asks us to rethink the 4 th of July.   He wri...
Friday, June 22, 2012

Nonviolence Interview on PRI's The World with Srdja Popovic- 6 mins.

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Visit The World (Public Radio International)  and take 6 minutes to listen to an informative and inspiring interview with Srdja Popovic....
Monday, May 28, 2012

Another Side to Memorial Day: “They Prefer Peace Over War…”

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In contrast to parades, sales, and barbecues, I offer another side to Memorial Day: a mixed bag of research and personal reflection on war...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

MOTHER’S DAY IS A PLEA FOR PEACE!

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"We women of one country will be too tender of those of another country to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs. From the ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Stopping Thoughtless and Violent Responses 2012-Part 1:

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In the days and weeks following the release of Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 video, many students asked me about the movie and the situati...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

EMPOWERING YOUTH; INSPIRING BRAVERY:

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As she usually does, Lady Gaga is grabbing attention.   This time, however, it is for the important cause of building a culture of love, com...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

INTERRUPTING VIOLENCE, BUILDING PEACE

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In my English classes for the past few years, we’ve read an award-winning novel that deals with racism and violence: Roll of Thunder, Hear m...
Sunday, February 5, 2012

TALKING ABOUT PEACE EDUCATION TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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When they were in middle school, I taught many of the students now in high school at The Episcopal Academy, and it was fun taking them down ...

KRISTOF: "AFTER RECESS, CHANGE THE WORLD...."

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‎ "After Recess, Change the World..." Read Nicholas Kristof's column in NYTIMES about kids and others using Change.org to ri...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Nicholas Kristof Affirms the Importance of Teachers

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When I asked peace educator Irwin Abrams (Antioch College history professor, biographer of Nobel Peace laureates) how to answer those who as...
Monday, January 16, 2012

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ARTICLE: A TEACHER WITH A PASSION TO SPREAD PEACE

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Art Carey writes the Well Being column for The Philadelphia Inquirer .  Read his profile of my peace teaching from the January 16, 2012 edit...