Ask Better Questions
“Sometimes you need a telescope to see what’s hidden. Sometimes you need a microscope. And sometimes, all you need is a mirror….There are a lot of mysteries in the world, and the best that we can...
View ArticleUpstanding Outside of Class: Gay-Straight Alliance
At my school Friday, students flooded the hallways and it was oddly quiet but there was a magical energy in there air. April 19th, this year’s Day of Silence, was when students all over the country...
View ArticlePeer Pressure Changes Perspective
“Peer pressure…is not only unpleasant, but can actually change your view of a problem.” (from the book, Quiet, by Susan Cain.) In Facing History seminars, we talk a lot about the pressures to be...
View ArticleBeyond Bullying: Creating Compassion and Civility on Campus
At Facing History in Los Angeles, we’re getting ready to bring 20-25 high schools* together to explore building stronger communities, so we’re thinking a lot about this idea. Since its inception,...
View ArticleEvery Voice Matters
This weekend, we had the immense privilege of hosting students, parents, teachers, and administrators from fifteen schools in Facing History’s Los Angeles Partnership Schools Network for our second...
View Article3 Reasons We Need to Create Safe Classrooms (and a way to get started)
In the past few years, the impact of bullying on our children and in our schools has become a significant part of the national conversation about youth and education. And, with good reason. According...
View ArticleOne School Addresses Bullying
Bullying is a widespread and serious problem across our nation. It’s what happens when someone repeatedly hurts or threatens another person on purpose. Bullying comes in many forms: name calling,...
View ArticleStudent Agency, Student Voice, and the Maker Movement
As October is Connected Educator Month, we are pleased to announce our partnership with Educator Innovator! Educator Innovator, powered by the National Writing Project, provides an online “meet-up”...
View ArticleOne Of Us? Or One Of Them?
Who are you? One of us? Or one of them?” These are interesting questions that most adults don’t take the time to reflect on, much less our students. History is full of unsung heroes whose voices have...
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