Dan ThalkarinTeacher VoiceTeaching the Gray Areas of Conflict: an Opportunity for Critical ThinkingWe like tidy narratives. Heroes and villains. Beginnings, middles, and ends. You need only look at the latest Marvel Blockbusters to see…Aug 30, 2018Aug 30, 2018
Dan ThalkarinTeacher VoiceCelebrated SummerWhatever you’re doing this summer— let yourself healJul 3, 2018Jul 3, 2018
Dan ThalkarinTeacher VoiceOn Walking OutHave you ever seen ninety 13-year-olds spend 17 minutes together in silence? It doesn’t happen often, but it happened today.Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Dan ThalkarinTeacher VoiceTestimonios: The Personal is PoliticalExamining history from the bottom-upJan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018
Dan ThalkarinTeacher VoiceOrganizing EducationWhen President Trump was elected a year ago, I was flooded with emails from former students. Should I walk out? Will protests do any good…Nov 12, 2017Nov 12, 2017
Dan ThalkarinTeacher VoiceSpeaking of Revolution...The other day in class, we were scheduled to talk about America’s Great Men, its leaders of revolution — Jefferson, Washington, Hamilton…Sep 15, 2017Sep 15, 2017
Dan ThalkarinTeacher VoiceWelcome back. Now smile.We’re going back to school soon. You’re probably going to hear some teachers talk about how they won’t smile at their students until…Aug 1, 2017Aug 1, 2017
Dan ThalkarWhen I Talk About DefianceJ flipped her teacher off the other day. A quiet, straight-A student, J generally isn’t one to act out. She comes to school, cinches her…Jun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
Dan ThalkarNow Is the TimeNow is the time for transcending borders. As this new administration focuses on reinforcing borders — both physical and ideological — it is…Jun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
