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Tag Archives: Teach For America

Classroom Overcrowding and United Student Struggles

August 30, 2013by Benji Hart 2 Comments

As I finished the first year of my teacher certification program this past spring, the graduate school I attend announced that in addition to the two year program of which […]

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Education

Education, Not Charity: Or; Are More Teachers What We Really Need?

October 11, 2011by Benji Hart 3 Comments

“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 […]

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Economic Justice, Education

Burning Out: Demanding a Sustainable Teaching Model

September 29, 2011by Benji Hart 1 Comment

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 […]

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Economic Justice, Education

Why College Is Not the Goal of a Progressive Education

September 23, 2011by Benji Hart 3 Comments

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. […]

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Economic Justice, Education

Getting Off Task: The Need for Flexibility and Free Time in the Classroom

September 12, 2011by Benji Hart 7 Comments

“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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Education

Being a Student Ally: Teachers as Necessary Voices of Protest

September 7, 2011by Benji Hart 4 Comments

A few months ago I was teaching a somewhat uninspiring writing curriculum to a group of sixth graders as part of teacher training program. As young educators, participants in the […]

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Education

Why ‘Bad’ Kids Make Better Students

August 31, 2011by Benji Hart 4 Comments

Having become more interested in pursuing education as a career while I was in college, I applied to work for an urban summer teaching initiative. This particular program recruited high […]

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Economic Justice, Education

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Benji Hart

Benji Hart

Benji Hart is an author, artist, and educator living in Chicago. Their writing has been featured at Teen Vogue, The Chicago Reader, Socialist Worker and others. See more of their work at BenjiHart.com

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