#classrooms — Public Fediverse posts
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Dennis Prager, co-founder of PragerU,
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Map of the precarious state of Catalonian education and facilities where students and teachers spend the day without insulation or climate control, exceeding the legal limit of RD 486/1997. #classrooms
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/germany-pupils-strike-rearmament-policy-protest-boycott. "The #protest reflects unrest felt in #homes & #classrooms across #Germany... since Friedrich Merz’s government brought in hotly contested changes to #military #service #policy, arguing the country needed to boost its #defences amid growing #threats from #Russia after its full-scale #invasion of #Ukraine... #mandatory #questionnaires are being sent to all 18-year-olds to assess their willingness & suitability for military service." In other words - #conscription!
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#Texas can require the #TenCommandments to be displayed in #PublicSchool #classrooms, a #US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for #conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more #religion into schools.
It sets up a potential clash at #SCOTUS over the issue in the future.
The ultra conservative #5thCircuit Court of Appeals claimed in the decision that the #law did not violate either the #EstablishmentClause or the #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment. -
Cook Museum to receive state funds for expansion
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) – $4 million will be given to the Cook Museum in Decatur for upgrades. Last year, Governor Ivey named the museum a North Alabama Stem Center. The plan is to add new exhibits, as well as dou…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Cooking #48onyourside #classrooms #cookmuseum #expansion #governorivey #Ocean #parkingspace #stemcenter #waff #waff48
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Laredo garden introduces soil-free planting system with 3D-printed towers https://www.allforgardening.com/1702658/laredo-garden-introduces-soil-free-planting-system-with-3d-printed-towers/ #classrooms #garden #gardener #gardening #HydroponicsExperimentAtCansecoGardenAimsToBringIndoorGardeningToApartments #KGNS #Laredo #LaredoGardenIntroducesSoilFreePlantingSystemWith3DPrintedTowers #NutrientsSolutionAndASeed #SomeHerbsAndVegetablesAtTheCansecoGardenAreGrownWithoutTheUseOfSoilThePlantersOnlyNeedWater
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This whole #robot #teacher thing exposes just how fiscally irresponsible #conservatives really are.
Paying existing teachers a competitive #wage and providing decent supplies, even along with tablets for the kids, would be monumentally cheaper than installing robots in #classrooms that could actually survive one day with a room full of American kids. -
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One Source, Multiple Versions, Many Perspectives: Teaching Key Documents in U.S. History
Posted by: Colleen Smith, January 27, 2026
This blog post is by Lee Ann Potter, director of Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives at the Library of Congress.
At the recent annual meeting of the American Historical Association (AHA) in Chicago, I presented a K-16 teacher workshop titled “Revolutionary History Teaching.” As the title suggested, I engaged participants with primary sources and teaching strategies related to the American Revolution.
To introduce an activity focused on the Declaration of Independence, I asked the participating teachers if they invited their students to read the founding document. They all said yes, doing so was part of their regular approach in both history and civics classes.
“Which version?” I asked, to which I received few responses and many quizzical looks.
I proceeded to divide the teachers into smaller groups and provided each with a facsimile of a different version of the Declaration. The versions I shared included:
- Thomas Jefferson’s “original Rough draught” of the Declaration of Independence, written in June 1776, including all the changes made later by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and other members of the committee, and by Congress. I included Professor Julian Boyd’s reconstruction of it.
- The Dunlap Broadside, the first printed version of the American Declaration of Independence.
- The Pennsylvania Evening Post, July 6, 1776 (page 1), the first newspaper printing of the Declaration.
- The Goddard Broadside, Printed by Mary Katharine Goddard, in Baltimore, MD, 1777.
- The Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Volume 5, pages 509-518 (that focus on July 4, 1776).
I encouraged the teachers to read their versions, to consider their students’ capabilities and background knowledge, as well as their course objectives, and to discuss within their small groups the associated pros and cons of inviting students to read their version rather than simply the document’s text.
Then we engaged in a larger group discussion about each version. The group with The Pennsylvania Evening Post was particularly interested in the advertisements that also ran in the edition and discussed how news was shared and spread in the 1770s; the group with the Dunlap Broadside also discussed the sharing of information and noted that the names of most of the delegates to the Second Continental Congress were missing, but they were present on the Goddard Broadside; the Goddard Broadside also prompted curiosity about Mary Katharine Goddard; those reading the rough draft commented on the value of sharing rough drafts with students and suggested that the section related to slavery, that was not included in the final document, would be of particular interest to their students; and the Journal was described as providing an interesting play-by-play of the document and other events and issues from the perspective of Congress.
Our conclusion after a rich discussion: Sharing multiple versions of the Declaration with students may encourage knowledge of its contents to transform into curiosity about its context.
Have you tried a similar approach with other seminal documents? If so, what have the results been? Please share your experience in the comments!
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About 4 in 10 #teens support #cellphonebans in #classrooms; fewer back all-day restrictions
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#Atheist
Why would your all-powerful god need or accept help from the United States of #America #government?Does your (Christian?) #god need to force the posting of its #10commandments in #classrooms, that even the POTUS doesn't adhere to?
Does your god need financial help in indoctrinating children in supposedly secular schools?
The new #Christian #religion is really confusing. And maybe that entity could publicly and loudly and very clearly simplify it for residents of Planet Earth.
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#OklahomaSupremeCourt permanently blocked #RyanWalters' #Bible-heavy #SocialStudies standards
#Oklahoma’s former Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters lost a major battle in his attempt to #indoctrinate #children with #rightwing #Christian #propaganda in #classrooms. This time, the state’s Supreme Court put a permanent block on his revised social studies #curriculum.
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The American Revolution – Premieres Nov. 16 – PBS
About the Film
Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.
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Premieres Nov. 16
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Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States.
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We asked teachers about their experiences with AI in the classroom — here’s what they said
#Education #Tech #AI #AIInEducation #TeachersVoices #EducationPolicy #EdTech #Classrooms #Teaching #EthicalAI #HumanCentredLearning #CanadaEducation #AIPolicy
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😔 From the National #Head #Start Foundation: “On November 1, 2025 nearly 10% of all Head Start #children will be at risk of #losing #access to their #classrooms. Use this map to see how your state is impacted.” https://nhsa.org/resource/government-shutdown-impacts-head-start-blog-article/
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The next chapter for AI in schools: Navigating a new era with caution and curiosity - Jonathan Briggs, Eastside Prep’s director of technology, innovation, and partners... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/the-next-chapter-for-ai-in-schools-navigating-a-new-era-with-caution-and-curiosity/ #lakewashingtonschooldistrict #artificialintelligence #bellevueschooldistrict #washingtonstate #aiineducation #chrisreykdal #eastsideprep #classrooms #education #students #teachers #schools #ai