Teaching and Learning
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Are You a Feminist?
For some people the word “feminist” is a loaded one, filled with images of bra burners, shrill voices, strident slogans, and the phrase “women’s lib.” Bra burning myth aside, a feminist is simply a person who believes in equality between men and women. It’s taken over two hundred thirty years for the 51% majority to… Continue reading
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Women at 3%? Amelia Boynton Robinson
Amelia Boynton Robinson did not make it into Time’s 2013 list of the most significant people in history. You saw an image of Amelia Boynton Robinson, aged 103, in the recent coverage of the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march in Selma, Alabama. Now using a wheelchair, she wore blue and held President Obama’s left hand: The photo… Continue reading
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Women in History at Three Percent
In December, 2013, Time published a list of the 100 most significant figures in history. Number one is Jesus, number thirty-six is George W. Bush, and number 100 is John Locke. And the women? Only three names place among the hundred. Number 13 is Elizabeth I. Queen Victoria ranks 16. Joan of Arc comes in at… Continue reading
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Seeds of Greatness: Marjorie and Sam
One October, a parent named Marjorie asked if she could visit our class and teach a science lesson. The author of The Victory Garden Kid’s Book (available at Amazon), Marjorie brought in tulip bulbs and her son Sam—my student—assisted. The fourth graders crowded around a table as she split a few bulbs open and helped them touch and… Continue reading
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