
Click on the link below to see the speech I gave at the Facing History and Ourselves 2009 annual benefit. The speech focuses on the need for a humanizing education in troubled times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kkEN-rNK80
Every year I begin by explaining to my students that I will learn more from them than I could possibly teach... and every year that prophecy is fulfilled. My intention is to fill this page with the occasional reflections, frustrations, and inspirations of a teacher who loves his work and deeply respects the youth he teaches. It will also serve as a space to amplify some of the amazing work being done by my students. Thanks for listening!