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    Hispanic Heritage Month: Speaking and Scribbling in Spanish

    When my mother was going to school in the panhandle of Texas, she and her friends were punished if they spoke Spanish in school. When my brothers and I were growing up, my parents spoke English to us in the home so we would be successful in school.

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    AP® Lang: The Dialectical Journal

    This resource is designed to provide structure, guidance, and inspiration for students to complete a series of dialectical journal entries based on...

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    Mental Health Awareness: Girl in Pieces

    To be mentally healthy requires work, and many youth and their families turn to some kind of therapy, counseling, or inpatient program to aid in that...

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    Mental Health Awareness: Writing as a Healthy Outlet

    Mental health is just as important as our physical health, and many educators understand this. According to the National Institute of Mental Health,...

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    Hispanic Heritage Month: A Quinceañera Para Todos

    Growing up with three brothers and not Catholic, quinceañeras weren’t really a thing we did. But when Yvette Guerrero turned 15 and Betty Espinosa...

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    APUSH: Comparisons in Colonial America

    Between 1607 and 1754, the British presence in North America vastly increased and there were more than 30 British colonies. Among those colonies were...

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    Hispanic Heritage Month: Something Not to Miss

    Driving into El Paso, Texas, at night on I-10W remains a glorious sight to behold.

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    AP® World: Cultural Diffusion Activity

    Cultural diffusion and cultural syncretism are two important concepts in the AP® World History curriculum. Because of its importance, I’ve developed...

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    The Most Foundational Document: The U.S. Constitution

    As you know in our study of the AP ® U.S. Government, there are nine Foundational Documents. But one of these towers among the rest: the U.S....

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    Truth and Tears at the School Book Fair

    Back when I was a whippersnapper wearing dungarees and walking to school and back in the snow uphill both ways, nothing beat the school book fair....

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