Speak Truth: We Say “Thanksgiving,” But Who are We Thanking?

Speak Truth: We Say “Thanksgiving,” But Who are We Thanking?

Speak Truth: We Say “Thanksgiving,” But Who are We Thanking?

This November 2025 session was led by a 9th grade and 11th grader at Banneker High School in Washington, DC. The discussion flowed from watching a clip of a video that offered historical context for “the first Thanksgiving,” which was a complicated mix of...
The Opposite of Curiosity | Hooray for Monday

The Opposite of Curiosity | Hooray for Monday

January 30, 2023 By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President of Center for Inspired Teaching Hooray for Monday is a weekly blog filled with questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students. You can now listen to...
Talking Across Dividing Lines | Hooray for Monday

Talking Across Dividing Lines | Hooray for Monday

January 23, 2023 By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President of Center for Inspired Teaching Hooray for Monday is a weekly blog filled with questions, ideas, reflections, and actions we can all take to remodel the school experience for students. You can now listen to...
Speak Truth: The Morality of Wealth

Speak Truth: The Morality of Wealth

By Kaneia Crumlin December 17, 2020 On the evening of December 17th, Center for Inspired Teaching, in partnership with Ford’s Theater, hosted a special gathering of Speak Truth, a student-led discussion for students and by students on contemporary social issues,...
Speak Truth: Gentrification

Speak Truth: Gentrification

By Kaneia Crumlin Dec 10, 2020 On an unusually warm December evening—a week before students trade in their virtual learning routine for a coveted winter break– 60 DC-area high school students gathered for a Speak Truth session around a topic that has only...