by Susan | Oct 12, 2016 | Wednesday on the Web
As noted by Teaching Tolerance, “the story of the indigenous peoples affected by Columbus—and the colonizers who followed him—is gaining traction in local and state governments.” Last November, San Antonio joined Bexar County in designating October 12 as...
by Susan | Sep 28, 2016 | Wednesday on the Web
A Biography of America is a video instructional series on American history for college and high school classrooms and adult learners — 26 half-hour video programs, coordinated books, and Web site — produced by WGBH Boston in cooperation with the Library of Congress...
by Susan | Sep 21, 2016 | Wednesday on the Web
One of the strengths of the Class of Nonviolence is its use of original writings: you don’t read about Gandhi — you read what he wrote. Even better, I think, is to peek at original documents. I stumbled into the FBI’s online “Vault“ where the heirs of J....
by Susan | Sep 14, 2016 | Wednesday on the Web
A fascinating science commentary in the New York Times by Natalie Angier about plants and their will to survive: The more that scientists learn about the complexity of plants — their keen sensitivity to the environment, the speed with which they react to changes in...
by Susan | Sep 7, 2016 | Wednesday on the Web
From their Web site: Justice is one of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history. Now it’s your turn to take the same journey in moral reflection that has captivated more than 14,000 students, as Harvard opens its classroom to the world. In this twelve part...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2016 | Wednesday on the Web
The New York Times had an intriguing “idea of the day,” The Morality of Web War Footage. It leads us to an online magazine that is new to me: Guernica – a Magazine of Art & Politics and specifically to an article by Nicholas Sautin, The Pleasure...
