by Trevor Barton | Feb 28, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Have you heard of sand mandalas? They are created by Buddhist monks. It takes years of study for a monk to learn all that needs to be known about creating sand mandalas. Groups of monks work together to create them. A group chooses a design and sketches it out with...
by Trevor Barton | Aug 26, 2022 | Opinion
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by Trevor Barton | Oct 28, 2021 | Opinion
Interactive reading is one way I engage my fourth graders in learning about new people and places. Recently, we’ve used this approach with books by Malala Yousafzai and Jane Goodall. “Have you heard of Malala?” I asked my students when introducing them to her book...
by Trevor Barton | Sep 29, 2021 | Opinion
I’m reading a book. This is no easy task for an elementary school teacher. Since the first day of school, my brain tightly shuts by 8 p.m. and my eyes by 9 p.m. This book, though, is for my heart. What elementary school teacher (or any kind of teacher) doesn’t need a...
by Trevor Barton | Feb 15, 2021 | Opinion
Alex Kotlowitz is one of my favorite non-fiction writers. He wrote a remarkable book in 1992 titled There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America. It’s the story of Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers, 11- and 9-year-old brothers...
