| YES! For Teachers Newsletter | ||
March 2014 :: Education Uprising
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How many times have you heard that the education system is broken and it's teacher's fault? The March 2014 newsletter highlights articles from the new Education Uprising issue of YES! Magazine that convincingly refute this tired claim. Also in this newsletter: a slam poet's take on what English Language Learner students need, an interactive infographic on the "New Economy," and an Atlanta teacher's story on how race affects the way he teaches. Read it here. |
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This slam poet shows what life is like for students trying to learn English in a system that ignores their needs. |
Explore this interactive infographic to see what an economy based on equity and sustainability looks like. |
How many hours could you power a laptop from the energy saved by recycling an aluminum can? Find out here. |
| In the Current Issue: | ||
Education UprisingFor decades the myth of failing public schools justified industrial-scale testing and a privatization agenda. Now radical educators are bursting the bubble test, getting culturally relevant, and restoring justice to the classroom. Welcome to Education Spring. |
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Meet the New Rebels Taking Back Our Public Schools Our schools can change. A growing movement led by teachers is showing us how.
The Myth Behind Public School Failure To truly understand how we came to believe our education system is broken, we need a history lesson.
Discipline with Dignity: Oakland Classrooms Try Healing Instead of Punishment How can we keep kids in school and out of prison? Try a restorative justice circle.
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| FOR YOUR CLASSROOM | ||
Over 5,000 Articles for Research, Discussion, and Curricula—and more! |
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Relevant and empowering curricula and lesson plans ranging from sustainability to happiness. |
Your inspiring stories direct from the classroom, or the field. |
Posters, charts, and visuals from YES! that capture student interest and learning. |
| YES! National student writing competition: |
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Register Today for the Spring 2014 Writing Competition!Students will read and respond to Fania Davis' YES! Magazine article, "Where Dignity is Part of the School Day." For more details and to register your class, click here. |
Congratulations to the Winners of the Fall 2013 Writing Competition!
For Fall 2013, participants read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, Growing Up in a Kenyan Slum Taught Me the Real Value of Stuff," by Simon Okelo, a story about learning to live with less in the midst of abundance.
The writing prompt was, "Simon Okelo, who grew up in Kenya, had to relearn what 'enough' means. He came to appreciate the volume of options at Costco, but practiced restraint to purchase just what he needed. Imagine that you simplified your life. What things would you choose to pare down or get rid of? What might change for you? What might change for society if other people did this?"
Congratulations to our essay winners and thank you to all writers who submitted essays!
Fall 2013 Middle School Winner Annika Holliday
Annika Holliday is a student of Carter Latendresse at Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon. Read Annika's essay about the uselessness of stuff—like trophies and goodie bags.
Fall 2013 High School Winner Spencer Reed
Spencer Read is a student of Mark Cline-Lucey at Vermont Commons School in Middlebury, Vermont. Read Spencer’s essay about his desire to level the economic playing field so that more people can have more—and then choose less.
Fall 2013 College Winner Sana Naz
Sana Naz is a student of Professor Jamie Olson at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington. Read Sana's essay about how her consumption habits shifted when she moved from Pakistan to the United States.
Nick Young is a student of Jenny Campbell at Langley Middle School in Langley, Washington. Read Nick's essay about how giving up his iPhone4 and his beloved dog Lucas would greatly affect his life.
Simon Okelo's Response to Fall 2013 Essay Winners
Simon Okelo, author of "Growing Up in a Kenyan Slum Taught Me the Real Value of Stuff," responds to essay winners of the Fall 2013 writing competition.
Registration is closed for the Winter 2014 Writing Competition. Student winners will be announced at the end of April.
Registration is now open for the Spring 2014 Writing Competition!
Click here for competition details, complete writing prompt, and how to sign up
