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These are trying times, and we have seen so many teachers go above and beyond for their students. We want to recognize those teachers on our social media. The top 5 teachers nominated will each receive an Amazon gift card and the person who submits a top 5 teacher will also receive an Amazon gift card! See all the details here ([link removed]) .

Nominating a teacher is easy! In a social media post or video, share with us the best stories of how educators you know are helping their students learn and thrive and make sure to tag #BRIThankATeacher. You can submit your post or video through YouTube ([link removed]) , Twitter ([link removed]) , Facebook ([link removed]) , or Instagram ([link removed]) .

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With everything going on in the world, we are thrilled to be able to offer you a special discount with our partner, Liberty Fund ([link removed]) , in recognition of their 60th anniversary year! For BRI educators, a special 60% discount on Liberty Fund ([link removed]) 's over 400 titles on ([link removed]) the interrelationship of liberty and responsibility in individual life, society, and governance ([link removed]) .
* The promo code BORIC60 is available for unlimited use but will expire December 31, 2020
* The books are subject to the Liberty Fund standard shipping rates ($5 for the first book, $1 for each additional book)
* The offer is only available for shipments to U.S. addresses

BRI Lessons & Resources
New eLesson: Executive Powers and the Coronavirus
In our newest current events eLesson ([link removed]) , students will explore the role of the executive in times of crisis and analyze the history of some executive agencies that are especially important during this time.

Philanthropy Activity: Being a Philanthropist
In this activity from Documents of Freedom ([link removed]) , students write a sentence or two about what they think “philanthropy” means. They then discuss their definitions as a class and come up with a final class definition...Read More. ([link removed])

A Personal Response to American Citizenship
This lesson ([link removed]) challenges students to reflect on the meaning of American citizenship and understand its many forms, including private action and public service...Read More. ([link removed])

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BRI News and Other Opportunities
New Website Launched: Teach BRI
To accommodate the rapid, daily changes taking place in education, we've created ** a new website ([link removed])
to provide teachers with hundreds of student-ready lessons in U.S. History, civics, and government including videos, lesson plans, and research materials.

Latest Podcast Episode: Beyond the Beard
Mary, Eryn, and guest Kirk discuss who exactly the bearded presidents of the late 1800s were and why they are largely forgotten today in ** our latest Fabric of History podcast episode ([link removed])
. They also tie facial hair to a broader question of how appearance in our leaders has changed throughout the years, and what it says about society.

Think the Vote Debate: Regulating Exotic Animals
Please encourage your students to join in the latest debate on Think the Vote. The current topic: ** Should there be more regulations concerning the ownership of exotic animals? ([link removed])
The students who make the strongest case for their position and their referring teachers win a gift card, swag, and a chance at a $1000 scholarship.

We the Students Deadline is Tomorrow
Please remind your students that the deadline for the ** We the Students Essay Contest ([link removed])
is tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15. $19,000 in scholarship funds including a $7500 grand prize will be awarded to fourteen students.

Educator Spotlight

Meet Greg Yarnell!
Greg Yarnell teaches at Academy of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, NJ. He's been teaching for 25 years and is currently teaching AP Government and Politics; AP U.S. History; World History; and Freedom, Power, and Political Crises. He attended a BRI seminar on immigration about a year and a half ago. His favorite part of that seminar was "how well the instructor was able to put our current situation in the context of overall trends in American history** ...Read More. ([link removed])

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Dear John,

I have been thinking about gratitude recently...and Ben Franklin. I am grateful for many things, but I am especially grateful for the educators across America who are working so hard to help their students right now. Educators both in the BRI network and outside. It is incredible.

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to try and collect all these stories of teachers doing amazing things right now.

I am reminded of a quote from one of Ben Franklin's letters:

"When I am employed in serving others, I do not look upon myself as conferring favors, but as paying debts...I have received much kindness from men to whom I shall never have an opportunity of making the least direct returns...Those kindnesses from men I can, therefore, only return on their fellow-men, and I can only show my gratitude for those mercies from God by a readiness to help His other children.”
** Ben Franklin, Letter to George Whitefield, 1753 ([link removed])

We are all indebted to the work you are doing...help us show gratitude with #BRIThankaTeacher on ** Facebook ([link removed])
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, or ** Twitter ([link removed])
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Warmest wishes to you, and yours,
Rachel Davison Humphries,
Director, Outreach
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