Most Recent YES! For Teachers Articles

Writing Contest
Winter 2014: “Support for Veterans” Powerful Voice Winner Audrey Cameron
Audrey Cameron is a student at The Peace and Justice Academy in Pasadena, California. She responded to the YES! Magazine article, “Heal the Warrior, Heal the Country,” by Dr. Edward Tick. Read

Writing Contest
Winter 2014: “Support for Veterans “Powerful Voice Winner Jay Hagstrom
Jay Hagstrom is a student at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire. He responded to the YES! Magazine article, “Heal the Warrior, Heal the Country,” by Dr. Edward Tick. Read Jay’s

Writing Contest
Winter 2014: “Support for Veterans” Powerful Voice Winner Cheyanne Smith
Cheyanne Smith is a student at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. she responded to the YES! Magazine article, “Heal the Warrior, Heal the Soldier,” by Dr. Edward Tick. Read Cheyanne’s letter

Writing Contest
Winter 2014: “Support for Veterans” Literary Gems
We received many powerful essays for the Winter 2014 “Support for Veterans” Writing Competition. Though not every participant can win the contest, we’d like to share some excerpts that caught our eye.

Pause, Breathe, Draw: Art and Consciousness in the Classroom
As a young girl, Elizabeth Traina had a teacher tell her that she wasn’t an artist. Now she helps empower teachers and students through the belief that we are all artists. This

Writing Contest
Winter 2014: Dr. Edward Tick’s Response to “Support for Veterans” Essay Winners
Dr. Edward Tick, co-founder of Soldier’s Heart and author of “Heal the Warrior, Heal the Country,” responds to winners of the Winter 2014 “Support for Veterans” essay competition.

Visual Learning: What Was Saved
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about preparing for natural disasters and how they can reach out to those in need of relief aid.

Social Justice Lesson Plans from Rethinking Schools
Rethinking Schools’ unique lessons plans are written in essay form from the perspective of the teacher. It is a catalyst and leader in education form, with an emphasis on race and social

Institute for Democratic Education in America
IDEA is a movement building organization that showcases what powerful learning looks like today—and what it can look like in the future. Its network of teachers, schools and communities, build relationships, share