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Matt T.

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Everyone is the hero of their own story: does role-play have a place in the social studies…

Throughout my career as a civics teacher, I have loved running Mock Congress in my classes. Research has shown that simulations can help…

Nov 15, 2023

Everyone is the hero of their own story: does role-play have a place in the social studies…

Nov 15, 2023

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Age of Awareness

The difficulty of talking with students about Gaza

“You better not be teaching any of that Jewish stuff,” a student said to Scott, a veteran teacher in Chicago. The school, with a large…

Nov 9, 2023

The difficulty of talking with students about Gaza

Nov 9, 2023

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The Cubicle Model of Education

When I begin my unit on macroeconomics at the beginning of the school year, I like to present students with a survey from the New York…

Aug 15, 2023

The Cubicle Model of Education

Aug 15, 2023

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Why I Am Quitting Teaching

While millions of students and teachers prepare for a return to classrooms next month, for the first time in nine years, I will not be one…

Jul 31, 2023

Why I Am Quitting Teaching

Jul 31, 2023

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Have schools completely lost their minds about cell phones?

You may have seen a video going around social media this past week of a Tennessee teacher getting pepper-sprayed by a student after taking…

May 18, 2023

May 18, 2023

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Senioritis is a policy choice

I am in my eighth year of teaching, and in six of those years,I have taught 12th graders. 12th graders are simultaneously one of the most…

May 8, 2023

Senioritis is a policy choice

May 8, 2023

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Should students have to memorize names and dates in history class?

This week, the NAEP — also known as “the nation’s report card” — revealed that only 22% of eighth graders were proficient in civics. This…

May 4, 2023

Should students have to memorize names and dates in history class?

May 4, 2023

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If it’s important, do it in the classroom

The summer before I became a teacher, a friend of mine who had been an English teacher for 15 years gave me a piece of advice that has…

Mar 1, 2023

If it’s important, do it in the classroom

Mar 1, 2023

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Are restorative practices to blame for the shooting of a Virginia teacher?

The problem of discipline in schools — or lack thereof — culminated last month when a 6 year-old student shot his teacher in Newport News…

Feb 25, 2023

Are restorative practices to blame for the shooting of a Virginia teacher?

Feb 25, 2023

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Please Don’t Grade Discussions

Early in my teaching career, one of the most controversial choices I made was to not grade discussions–even against the advice of teachers…

Jan 25, 2023

Jan 25, 2023

Matt T.

Matt T.

Civics teacher in NYC writing about the history of education | James Madison Fellow | www.schoolsforpeople.com | tw: @schools4people ig: @schoolsforpeople

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