by Noble Newman | Sep 7, 2018 | books, education, education policy, education reform, Noble Newman, Writing
1. Brown by Kevin Young Keen-eyed Kevin Young is the poetry editor of The New Yorker. His latest piece, Brown, centers around aspects of the color brown and all that is reminiscent of it, from politics to history, culture, and the musty interior of a Salvation Army...
by Noble Newman | May 24, 2017 | education
Once school lets out, kids don’t want to hear anything that has to do with school, homework, or learning in any capacity. It’s important not to lose this time to sloth, or else much of the vital work to develop the child’s cognitive capacities will go to naught. If...
by Noble Newman | May 2, 2017 | education, education reform
It’s 2017, and yet the vast majority of the literary canon is white and male. As such, girls and children of color rarely see authors, protagonists, or settings that resemble them or the experiences they’ve lived. Many schools have taken up the call to read more...
by Noble Newman | Jun 15, 2016 | education, education policy, education reform, Noble Newman
With summer break just a few days away, many teachers are eagerly awaiting the time where they can rest up and recharge their batteries before spending a majority of their break cultivating their professional trade through graduate schoolwork, lesson plan and...
by Noble Newman | May 13, 2016 | education, Noble Newman
The end of the school year approaches and your students have zipped through the curriculum so fast that you still have a few weeks left of school. What can you do that will still count as “teaching” and not just filling time? First off… “Really? Does this happen...
