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The year was 1895 when Grover Cleveland signed to make Labor Day a recognized national holiday. The late 1800’s were a time of great upheaval …

Last Labor Day, a 15-year-old boy in Oregon was playing with fireworks. His friends recorded him tossing one into a canyon. The teens can be …

August 8, 201821st century skills, back to school, Classroom Instruction, Lessons, Student Engagement, Teachers Pay Teacherscritical thinking gap, criticalthinking, education, Sarah Pfeilerby Colin Seale

No Time to Waste: Diving Into Critical Thinking On Day One

We waste a lot of time in education. Most American students are in school between 175 and 180 days a year, or around 49% of …

February 2, 2018Critical Thinking, Lessons, Teachers Pay TeachersNancy Kerrigan, Sarah Pfeiler, think Law, thinkLaw, Tonya Harding, Winter Olympicsby Sarah Pfeiler

One Way to Beat an Opponent: Remembering the 1994 Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics are almost here. Each week the news coverage increases and the excitement builds. It’s almost impossible if you grew up in the …

January 10, 2018Critical Thinking, Lessons, Teachers Pay TeachersColin Seale, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Earl Ray, MLK, MLK Day, Sarah Pfeiler, think Law, thinkLawby Sarah Pfeiler

Conspiracy: The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“Given the positions he had taken, he realized that, you know, he could be killed at any time, but for him, his commitment to what …

December 5, 201721st century skills, Critical Thinking, Education, LessonsColin Seale, Net Neutrality, Public Policy, Sarah Pfeiler, Student Debate, teachers pay teachers, think Law, thinkLawby Sarah Pfeiler

Students Can’t Be Neutral on Net Neutrality: A thinkLaw Public Policy Debate

If you’ve been withing 10 feet of a computer, radio, or television set in the past few weeks chances are you’ve heard of the December …

October 4, 2017Critical Thinking, Hispanic Heritage Month, LessonsCultural Appropriation, Cultural Symbols, Dia De Los Muertos, Disney, Hispanic Heritage Month, Mayan cultural weavings, Public Policyby Sarah Pfeiler

More than a Symbol: Can a company or person own the exclusive rights to a cultural symbol?

The idea of cultural appropriation is a hot topic of debate. From the United Nations to the runaways in New York- everyone is asking the …

September 18, 2017Hispanic Heritage Month, Lessons, Student Engagementbrown v board of education, Colin Seale, education, Hispanic Heritage Month, Mendez V Westminster, Sylvia Mendez, think Law, thinkLawby Sarah Pfeiler

Hispanic Heritage Month: Before Brown v Board There was Mendez v Westminster

Sylvia Mendez was just 8 years old when her aunt took her to enroll at 17th Street Elementary. The Mendez family was told that Sylvia …

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