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    James Madison, Federalist #10, and Factions in America

    One of the most vexing problems facing students and teachers alike is the teaching of Federalist #10. Federalist #10 and the issue of factions is critical to understanding the Madisonian model, and the complexities of the design scheme of the United...

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    Native American Heritage Month: An Indigenous Cut to the Bone

    In recent months I learned, along with others around the world, of the horrific stories of the mass unmarked grave sites of Indigenous, or...

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    Native American Heritage Month: The Removed

    The way authors structure their books is sometimes jaw-dropping. So impressive that by the end you hug it tight, knowing it taught you something, or...

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    Myth with a Side of Mashed Potatoes

    Like most kids ushered though elementary school in the days when the Charlie Brown holiday specials aired on television once a year and if you missed...

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    “Where in the…?" — A Conversation on Literature & Setting

    Everything happens somewhere. Hester and Pearl live on the outskirts of town; George and Lennie start off in the wilderness but then live on a farm;...

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    Building Classroom Community in AP® Economics

    I must have convinced you of the need to build a classroom community from my first post because…you’re here. Or maybe you already know that you need...

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    My Red Pen Is Dusty, and I’m Glad

    Over the course of my career as a middle school ELA teacher, I’ve graded more writing pieces than I can count. I’ve graded late into the night, on...

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    Native American Heritage Month: Identity & Storytelling

    Many lessons ran through my mind while reading There There by Tommy Orange. We could talk about the parallel plot text structure; we could talk about...

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    AP® Gov: Preparing for FRQ #4

    You know the Style #4 Free Response Question on the College Board’s national Government exam can be a real challenge. I am talking about the argument...

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    Top 5 Often Confused Terms in AP® Psychology

    AP® Psychology is just as much a class with an abundance of new vocabulary as it is an introduction into the field of psychology. Students often...

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