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Society’s Strange Loop
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

Society’s Strange Loop

By Greg Cunningham How school can be a sanctuary It won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 and two Tony awards this year. It’s winning over Broadway audiences every night.  A Strange Loop is Michael R. Jackson’s semi-autobiographical story about Usher, a Black gay male playwright who works as an usher

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Lessons of a Summer Day, Beyond Big Papi and Baseball.
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

Lessons of a Summer Day, Beyond Big Papi

by Greg Cunningham The many messages of the Baseball Hall of Fame Last week, I ventured with a group of friends to Cooperstown, NY, on our first-ever pilgrimage to the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to see David Ortiz join the 1% of baseball players enshrined in the Hall.

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Brother Bechner, The impact of a teacher on a student’s life
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

Math or English? The Fateful Choice of a Path

The impact of a teacher on a student’s life by Greg Cunningham For most of my days in middle and high school, English was my worst subject. It wasn’t the reading; I can never remember a time when I wasn’t reading a book. From the Hardy Boys series to the

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War and Peace, The Meaning of Veterans Day
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

War and Peace, The Meaning of Veterans Day

by Gary Kaplan On November 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed “Armistice Day” in commemoration of the signing one year before of the ceasefire that silenced the guns of The Great War. His proclamation read:

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Independence Day-- or Equality Day? What are we celebrating?
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Independence Day– or Equality Day?

by Gary Kaplan What are we celebrating? The Declaration of Independence is a curious document. Much of it consists of grievances against the actions of King George III which are summarized as “the establishment of an absolute Tyranny.” There are 27 discrete articles in the catalogue of complaints. The themes

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There Comes a Time We Must Come Together, WE Are The World
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

There comes a time

by Greg Cunningham The world must come together “Check your egos at the door.” This sign, inscribed by Quincy Jones, greeted 46 world-famous singers who showed up  at the A&M Studios in Los Angeles the night of January 28, 1985, to record We Are the World for USA For Africa

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Giving thanks in a socially distanced year
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Giving Thanks in a Socially Distanced Year

by Gary Kaplan This will be a Thanksgiving like no other. Our customary rituals of gathering and sharing will be at best constrained, at worst cancelled. The very idea of social distancing is antithetical to the spirit of the season.

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Cracks in the Bedrock, The destabilizing effects of inequality
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Cracks in the Bedrock. The Destabilizing Effects of Inequality

by Gary Kaplan History doesn’t repeat itself, Mark Twain observed, but it often rhymes. Because of our peculiar history, the current calls for redirection of police funding to social programs fall with a familiar cadence at JFYNetWorks. We are often asked what JFY stands for. It stands for Jobs For

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Math skills. Not just a passing grade requirement, but essential for life after school
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

Math skills. Not Just a Passing Grade Requirement [VIDEO]

These skills are essential for life after school There are basically two types of people in the world: those who already love math, and those who don’t love it yet. In this webinar, we explore why math skills are important, not just to pass required math classes, but also for

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Stress and Pressure: Helping Students Navigate
- Authored by: Eileen Wedegartner

Stress and Pressure: Helping Students Navigate

We need to help them manage expectations effectively. by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning Specialist Growing up, I remember there were high school students around me who had either attempted to take their own life or had done so. As a teen, it shook me to think that anyone felt that

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