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10 Years Later A Teachable Moment

9/11 presents teachers, parents, and communities with an important opportunity. How can we engage youth, many of whom know very little if anything about this event? For starters, explaining 9/11 to a younger generation can focus on a wide range … Continue reading

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Exceptionalism, or Ethnocentrism?

President Obama has been taking a lot of heat for his comments, a good while ago, on the subject of American exceptionalism.  In an interview, he was asked if he subscribed to “the school of American exceptionalism that sees America … Continue reading

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