While many of the teachers we’ve talked with over the years didn’t start out expecting to be educators, Rachael Urquhart, at age 13, was certain of her life’s dream. She learned to play clarinet in fourth grade and discovered that band was her passion. And every step...
Walking into the Holocaust Museum felt like encountering a silence that was deeper than anything I had witnessed before. The very air around me felt heavy, and it was as though I could hear millions of voices muffled into one single call begging to be heard. It was...
As a science teacher at Crook County High School, Jessica Mumm runs a science club that takes students on educational trips across continents. Each trip focuses on a new aspect: marine biology, ecology, conservation and environmental. Mumm strives to introduce her in...
I can’t help but stare at the crooked cobblestones below me, worn with time and speckled with rain. A drop lands on my nose and I look up. The sky is blanketed with clouds, but the sun breaks through in patches, illuminating the rusty rooftops above. Colored...
The eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. is a rite of passage for many students, creating memories that endure over decades. I was lucky enough to hop on a bus with my classmates roughly forty years ago for just this experience. And, even today, when I hear a song...
Chants of “Pass the John Lewis Voting Act” rang out as people shouted proudly and loudly. Step by step, I crossed the Selma Bridge holding a sign that read “Pass the John Lewis Voting Right Act” in my hands. I was in Selma, Alabama, on a Civil Rights Trail Trip with...
