What Our Students Want Us to Know | Hooray For Monday

What Our Students Want Us to Know | Hooray For Monday

What Our Students Want Us to Know | Hooray For Monday

FacebookTwitterSubscribe June 8, 2026 By Aleta Margolis, Founder and President Listen to the Hooray For Monday podcast for the audio version of this week’s newsletter. Students and teachers engaged in dialogue at a recent intergenerational Speak Truth event. How...
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,...