charles friedmanHow To Think About The First Day of School in 2021When I was in high school, I always wore a lucky shirt —one of my dad’s old button down shirts, a striped oxford — on the first day of…Aug 10, 2021Aug 10, 2021
charles friedmanWhat the History of Fireworks Can Teach Us How Act TodayIn 1903, makeshift fourth of July celebrations left more than 400 people dead and nearly 4,000 injured — mostly children. The Journal of…Jul 6, 2021Jul 6, 2021
charles friedmanHistory changes slowly then suddenlyIn 1956, Martha Rosen, the mother of a blind, deaf child with developmental delays, gathered with six other families, who also had disabled…Jul 1, 2021Jul 1, 2021
charles friedmanWhy everyone should study the liberal artsIn 1780, the U.S. Congress sent John Adams to France in order to begin negotiations with Britain to secure peace and an end to the…Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021
charles friedmanWhy I believe schools need to be diverseGloria Steinem was the founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus and a leader of the American feminist movement for the past sixty…Jun 29, 2021Jun 29, 2021
charles friedmanA Hippocratic Oath for LeadersKarin Chenoweth writes about education. In her her new book “Districts That Succeed: Breaking the Correlation Between Race, Poverty and…Jun 28, 2021Jun 28, 2021
charles friedmanHere’s what I wish I knew when I started teachingFifteen Junes ago, I moved to Philadelphia and became a 7th grade teacher. I think about my first classroom and students a lot. I was…Jun 25, 2021Jun 25, 2021
charles friedmanThe world is one big high school cafeteria and that’s a good thing.In November, Jeffrey Goldberg interviewed Barack Obama in The Atlantic. It’s a great interview. Near the end, President Obama explains how…Jun 24, 2021Jun 24, 2021
