Essential Teaching and Learning

                                                       Photo credit: (c) 2008 Scott Freiberger By Scott B. Freiberger Hate has no place .                                                              Not the color of your face. Not religion, gender, race. Judge me for who I am . Hate has a name. And it says we’re all the same. Yes, we know it’s very lame. Judge me for who I am . See me knocking on your door, But you’re looking at the floor. Is human kindness such a chore? Judge me for who I am . Inspired by recent world events, help children learn about equality and civil rights , global citizenship , ...

                              Photo credit: (c) 2009 Scott Freiberger . JiuFen, Taiwan . By Scott B. Freiberger   When offered a position as an adjunct professor at a respected New York City college, I immediately requested to infuse service-learning into the curriculum.  When the department chair responded that she was pleased by my request, I began to ponder: Why are we not doing more in the U.S. to infuse service-learning into curricula across schools?   According to the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University ofWashington , “ Service - learning  refers to  learning that... often benefit[s] others and the community, while also advancing the goals of a given curriculum.”   Projects that are carefully-planned may include student choice and collective voice regarding provident action plans and pru...