The Face of Hate—Why We Need to Teach Black History

One of the things I find fascinating—and disturbing—about photos from the Civil Rights era are the faces in the crowd. … More

A New Play for MLK Day

Celebrate Martin Luther King’s legacy and teach his core values with any of a number of plays available on my … More

In honor of Labor Day, the Washington Post published an excellent feature on Lewis Hine, whose photography a century ago … More

In case you weren’t aware, March was Women’s History Month. Celebrating the contributions of women to history, though, needn’t be … More

Here are two plays in one package with which to celebrate and teach about Presidents’ Day. The first, President’s Day … More

In addition to all the MLK plays featured in my last post, here’s more great reader’s theater for Black History … More

Whether for RT or stage performance, here are half-a-dozen kid-friendly scripts to ramp up your MLK Day celebrations and Black … More

A few weeks ago I blogged tongue-in-cheek about swiping reader’s theater scripts through nefarious means, so I thought I’d follow … More

One of the greatest things my mother ever did for me was regularly take me to the public library when … More

The Major League Baseball season’s Spring Training is underway, which seems a trivial point in the broad scheme of academics. … More