Posts Categorized: I care about stuff

Guatemalan Monday: Trial update

When I do school visits and get the chance to talk in detail about the history of violence in Guatemala, students are always interested to know what happened to the people who committed these crimes. If you’ve been following the trial of General Ríos Montt, you know it’s been a … Read More

2014 Things I Love

It’s that time of year. All the “Best of…” lists are coming out, and this inspired today’s blog post. The following are some of my favorite discoveries in 2014:

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What will I fall in love with in 2015?… Read More

Guatemalan Monday: Survivor story edition

In Caminar, Carlos is a kid who survives an act of violence during Guatemala’s Internal Conflict.

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Carlos isn’t a real character. But there were kids who really did survive what Carlos lived through. Here are two stories that have made their way into the press, so you … Read More

We Need Diverse Books!

You guys! WNDB has launched a fundraising campaign over at Indiegogo. Have you seen it? What?!? You haven’t? You are seriously missing out.

 

 

It’s a cause worth donating to, even if there weren’t any cool things you could get for your donation. But there are! Tote bags, t-shirts, … Read More

Rethinking Columbus Day

When I was a third grade teacher, I always spent Columbus Day reading Encounter by Jane Yolen aloud to my class. What I like about this book is that (minus the author’s note) it doesn’t spell things out so plainly for the reader and listener. It allows the space to … Read More

Speaking Up

Apparently a group of fantastic students have noticed that the characters they are reading about in books on their shelves seem, for the most part, a little too homogeneous. And they’re doing something about it. Students at Dothan Brook School in Vermont wrote some letters and are asking publishers to … Read More

Guatemalan Monday: Fair Trade edition

Let’s talk about fair trade. If you don’t know what it is, here are two videos that explain the concept (and teachers, they are both on a level kids can understand too.)

 

Basically fair trade is like saying, Hey. It’s not cool to buy something at any price if … Read More