Education, Not Charity: Or; Are More Teachers What We Really Need?
“The struggle for justice does not end when the school bell rings.” – New York Collective of Radical Educators I recently visited a job fair organized for young and aspiring […]
Author Archives: Benji Hart
Getting Concrete: Making Radical Politics Real
The other day, during the last block of time before we broke for lunch, the teacher in whose classroom I am currently shadowing asked his students to describe in their […]
In Solidarity with the Occupation of Wall Street
Let us devise demands. Let us occupy public space. Let us engage true democracy. Let us honor our ancestors, and all struggles for justice which precede us. Let us come […]
Burning Out: Demanding a Sustainable Teaching Model
A close friend of mine recently quit her job with NYC Teaching Fellows after sticking with the program for three full years. Teaching Fellows, which is a national organization, places […]
Multilingual Education as a Radical Venture
Working in the elementary school at which I am currently stationed has caused me to think a great deal about the politics of language in education. In the sixth grade […]
Why College Is Not the Goal of a Progressive Education
As an oppressed student, it was ingrained in me from early on in my educational career that attending college was not only the key to justice, but a revolutionary act. […]
What’s Wrong with Being Militant?
The African American Studies program in which I majored at my university was founded–like countless other Black, Brown and Ethnic Studies Departments–as the result of student, staff and faculty organizing. […]
A Timeline of the Modern Sex Worker Movement from $pread Magazine
In reference to a previous post on sex positivity, I wanted to put up this link to an incredible tool from the late $pread Magazine. In its six or so […]
Anarchy and Education: Structuring an Insurgent Learning Community
I held lots of romantic ideas about what a classroom community could and should look like before I actually started working with kids. I imagined a learning space organized, run […]
Getting Off Task: The Need for Flexibility and Free Time in the Classroom
“Being flexible with your curriculum is not about sending the message to students that the curriculum is unimportant. It is about sending the message that it is important in a […]
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