Dear Morningside Center friends,

Welcome to spring! Below, a new activity that invites students to share about the women who have been "architects" in their lives.

Plus, more activities and our recent readings - including a thought-provoking New York Times article on Jonathan Kozol and his new book An End to Inequality.

Women “Architects” in Our Lives: A Storytelling Circle

A staff activity at Morningside inspired this lesson, which has students reflect on and share stories about women in their lives (or in the world) who have helped to shape their worldview or their values.

Two Activities on Testing & Stress

In a concentric circle activity, students consider their feelings about "high-stakes" standardized tests. In another activity, they share strategies for handling stress during testing season.

Teaching on Women's History Month

Looking for engaging activities on amazing women and their movements? Here’s our collection on everything from intersectionality to the suffragettes.

What We're Reading

Jonathan Kozol Fought School Inequality for Decades. Here’s One Final Plea. Kozol's new book is "an unapologetic cri de coeur about the shortcomings of the schools that serve poor Black and Hispanic children, and thus, the moral failure of the nation to end the inequality he has documented for decades." By Dana Goldstein at the New York Times

Opinion: Post-pandemic, our bored and disconnected teenagers need a whole lot more than high-dosage tutoring. “We must make our public high school system more relevant and meaningful.” By Elina Alayeva at Hechinger Report.

The ‘Difficult, Beautiful’ Work of Teaching

Reporters spent the day with teachers from across the country to "understand and make visible the day-to-day experiences, mindsets, and attitudes of the teacher workforce.” By Madeline Will, Elizabeth Heubeck, Ileana Najarro, Arianna Prothero & Sarah Schwartz at Education Week

Brains That Fire Together Wire Together. A 2023 study revealed that while learning, the brains of students and teachers looked remarkably similar. On Edutopia.

“In a time of destruction, create something.”

― Maxine Hong Kingston