Tales of a Beginning Teacher
Brendan Clarke reflects on his first day of teaching, and why he left the classroom to rebuild our connection with the natural world.
YES! Article archive
Spring 2011: “Your Unique Gifts” High School Winner Kamron Yazdani
Kamron, our high school winner, is a student with the Global Village School. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Blessings Revealed" by Puanani Burgess. Read Kamron's essay on the gift that isn't easy to see.
Spring 2011: “Your Unique Gifts” College Winner Tim Hefflinger
Tim, our university winner, is a student at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Blessings Revealed" by Puanani Burgess. Read Tim's essay on how he learned to voice his concerns.
Spring 2011: “Your Unique Gifts” Powerful Voice Winner Bronson Afong
Bronson, our Powerful Voice winner, is a student at Blanche Pope Elementary in Oahu, Hawaii. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Blessings Revealed" by Puanani Burgess. Read Bronson's essay on how his gifts help keep his Hawaiian culture alive.
Spring 2011: “Your Unique Gifts” Middle School Winner Alex Gilliland
Alex Gilliland, a student in Dara Lukonen’s class at Aka’ula School in Molokai, Hawaii, read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, “Blessings Revealed” by Puanani Burgess. She is our
Horses as Healers
What do you do with a teenager who’s angry, depressed, disconnected, or all of the above? Lorna Shepardson knows a magical gift horses possess that can help bring young people from the depths of darkness to a glimmer of self-confidence. This is Lorna’s story.
Visual Learning: “Who’s that swimming in my pool?”
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about their relationship with nature, and how development affects wild animals.
Words That Inspire: Life After Worry
The state of the world gives us plenty to worry about. What would happen if we made a decision to no longer worry? Read Akaya Windwood's wise commentary on replacing worry with trust, and check out the classroom activity, too.
Visual Learning: Out of the Blue
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about where their water comes from, and the effectiveness (or not) of public demonstrations.
Words That Inspire: The Wild Geese
Wendell Berry's poem, "Wild Geese" paints a colorful image of Earth's bounty, inspiring the beloved poet and farmer to be thankful that all we need is around us. Do your students second that notion?
YES! Poster: Jane Goodall’s 10 Best Things We Can Do For Animals
YES! asked Jane Goodall to tell us what we can do in our everyday lives to care for the animals we love.
Getting Inside the Heads of Students With Asperger Syndrome
How do you help a student with Asperger Syndrome discover his strengths and thrive in the classroom? Dan Coulter helps teachers understand what goes on inside the head of a student with Asperger Syndrome.
Words That Inspire: It Couldn’t Be Done
There are few things that motivate young people more than to be told that something can’t be done. High school student Ashe Jaafaru reads “It Couldn't Be Done,” a poem by Edgar Albert Guest.
Visual Learning: Paper Cranes for Peace
With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). In this case it's all about peace.
Want Successful Students? Meet the Parents
Girlie Forman shares her personal experience, her sense of humor, and food to connect with her high school students—and their families.
YES! Recommends: Tell Me Your Stories
Tell Me Your Stories connects young and older people through oral history interviews. Curriculum, interview templates, and other tools guide students through the interview process.
Visual Learning: Sacred Water
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about the sacred places in their lives, and who typically is exposed to environmental health risks.
Words that Inspire: On Facing Judgment
Facing judgment is a life skill that teachers can help their students learn, so they may deal with others' opinions—fair or not—with confidence.
Words that Inspire: Stories that Light Up the Dark
The Experiences of Our Ancestors Offer Us Wisdom for Surviving Today's Crises.
By: Sanjay Khanna
Visual Learning: Cone in the Cob
With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). In this case it's all about simplicity.
Powerful Learning Grows in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward
Our School at Blair Grocery meets crises with open eyes, humble hearts, and social entrepreneurship.
Visual Learning: Happiness Is Where You Find It
With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). In this case it's all about happiness.
YES! Recommends—Zinn Education Project
The Zinn Education Project helps make sense of race and the role it has played in shaping society.
Visual Learning: Are You Really What You Wear?
With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). In this case it's all about a different image of Iran.
Visual Learning: Have Wheels, Will Travel
With this YES! lesson plan, you and your students can luxuriate—and pause—to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). In this case it's all about bikes.
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