Michael Soffer
By Michael Soffer
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Opinion I teach Holocaust studies, like Tim Walz. Here’s what we can learn from his approach
The vice presidential candidate’s master’s thesis, asking whether the lessons of the Holocaust are universal or particular, raised questions that are familiar to educators today, writes a Chicago-area high school teacher
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Opinion I Won’t Send My Students to Oberlin College Anymore
As a high school teacher in suburban Chicago, I have written many recommendation letters for students who hoped to attend Oberlin College, and several of my wonderful young students have attended and graduated from Oberlin. But I will no longer be writing recommendation letters to that college, and I encourage my colleagues in secondary education…
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