Lately, the world has been opening up here in our corner of Los Angeles, and I’ve been crying, a lot. Tears have arrived at…
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Sarah Cooper
Sarah Cooper teaches 8th grade U.S. history and is the Assistant Head for Academic Life at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Canada, California. She is the author of Creating Citizens: Teaching Civics and Current Events in the History Classroom (Routledge 2017), and all of her recent writing can be found at sarahjcooper.com
Website: http://sarahjcooper.com
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February 2021 - Bright Lights
Seeking Sprawl

Lately I’ve come back to the same image when I fantasize about having every student back in the classroom, particularly the 8th graders I…
Issue: April 2020 - Educating in a Pandemic
My Love Letter to Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s is our town square, my comfort food, all in one.
Issue: December 2019
Remembering What Matters With Elie Wiesel

For the past 18 years, I’ve taught at secular schools with their own rich sets of values. But Ariel Burger’s Witness: Lessons from Elie…
Issue: September 2019
Musical Madness for Four, or Fifty

This was a project of passion, not perfection — of journeying, not judging — just as it had been for the past six months,…
Issue: May 2019
From Couch to 5K, For Real

This is a story a story about coaching, mentoring, and teaching —about how our seemingly small comments and actions can accrue to become something…
Issue: March 2019
Elton John’s Hidden Curriculum

On the windowsill in my office, a large Ficus trees defies the odds, stretching its glossy leaves towards the window. It is a vestige…