The value of norms, respect, and safety, in our country as in our schools.

Mythologies, debunked: how newly clarified information can inspire teachers and students to discuss, and learn, better.

Beyond the Syllabus posts offer a round-up of resources that are “practice-adjacent,” as Katherine often says. We offer recs for podcasts, fiction and non, and

Nourish yourself.

“Optimism is an explanatory process… it’s the narrative you tell that allows you to move forward.”

A style guide that should be ubiquitous in schools, new research in Black girls’ experiences in PWIs, and a call to courage from Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring.”

Three voices embrace the complexities of life and learning at this moment — and encourage us to push through them.

Arguing that the commonly upheld binary between logic and emotion is false, Eugenia Cheng suggests that we would all communicate clearly if we actively integrated both.

As teachers, we’re taught not to play favorites, but that’s a difficult task. There are good reasons why.

This week, we feel challenged by Paul Zak’s work on trust in the workplace, Leyla Alipour’s protocols for boosting student creativity, and NYU press’s forays into online discourse in the Digital Humanities.