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2008 New England Benefit Dinner | Page | 03/29/2008 - 12:52 |
A Democracy ClassroomBy Jocelyn Stanton Jocelyn Stanton teaches Humanities at Boston International High School in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Here she reflects about a transformative moment with one of the students in her Humanities 4 class of juniors and seniors. | Profile | 05/12/2008 - 14:58 |
A New England Teacher Works with English Language LearnersMiriam Morgenstern got her Master's in TEFL-teaching English as a foreign language-in 1982 and started teaching adult ESL students. She has taught at Lowell High School for the past nine years. At Lowell, Miriam teaches 11th grade history to English Language Learners (ELLs) and two Facing History electives to support English classes. | Profile | 02/22/2008 - 15:54 |
Adolf Who? Facing History and Ourselves featured in the Boston GlobeIn this Boston Globe Magazine perspective piece, contributor Tom Keane examines the way that high schools are teaching history and explores how Facing History and Ourselves' curriculum is helping students to gain a more personal and in-depth perspective. | News | 04/28/2008 - 09:42 |
An Educator Reflects on Facing History in the Boston GlobeIn the Boston Globe piece, "Time, chance weave life threads," an educator reflects on her Armenian heritage and how her identity and her profession intersect in a Facing History classroom. | News | 05/19/2008 - 13:47 |
Anne SheldonAnne Sheldon first studied Facing History in an eighth grade Holocaust unit and became more involved by participating in the New England region's Student Symposium this past year, where students from Boston area high schools gathered to discuss responsibilities of citizenship in the 21st century. | Profile | 02/23/2008 - 10:54 |
Anthony Lewis Speaks about Free SpeechJournalist Anthony Lewis discusses a Supreme Court decision about freedom of speech: journalists are protected from the threat of libel in reporting about events such as the civil rights movement. | Video Clip | 07/01/2008 - 15:59 |
Arn Chorn Pond: Everyone Has a StoryMost of Arn Chorn's family was killed during the Cambodian genocide. At age ten he had slaved in a work camp, witnessing wide-scale starvation and murder. When the North Vietnamese invaded Camboida, the Khmer Rouge forced his to become a soldier until he escaped on foot through the jungle in Thailand. | Video Clip | 03/31/2008 - 10:36 |
Boston Globe Article Profiles Margot Stern Strom, Recalls Facing History's Early YearsStudents from Facing History's pioneering first class reflect on their former teacher, Margot Stern Strom, and the growth and lasting impact of her work 32 years later. "The experiment started 32 years ago, when an adventurous eighth-grade teacher decided to challenge herself and her students. | News | 07/14/2008 - 11:37 |
Clarifying the Definition of Genocide for International LawAllan Ryan, former Director of the Office of Special Investigations in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice, advocates for a definition of genocide that does not include the reasons or various other factors that may accompany mass killings. | Video Clip | 03/10/2008 - 16:16 |
