March 17, 2013–Extravagant Love
Contributed by Dennis Sepper, Tacoma, WA Warm-up Question What is the most expensive gift you ever received? Who gave it to you? How did it make you feel when you received it? Extravagant Love Nine-year-old Henry, of Newport, Kentucky,...
March 10, 2013–Craigslist Joe
Contributed by Jocelyn Breeland, Fairfax, VA Warm-up Question Have you ever depended on the generosity of strangers? Craigslist Joe In the 2012 documentary Craigslist Joe, a young man named Joe Garner decides to take a month away from his...
March 3, 2013–Cut It Down!
Contributed by Angie Larson, Clive, IA Warm-up Question How do you feel about failure? Cut It Down! Lolo Jones hasn’t had the easiest life. Known now as an Olympian, her roots portray a life of difficulty, failure, and struggle. ...
February 24, 2013–Daring Danger
Contributed by Erik Ulstead, West Des Moines, IA Warm-up Question What’s the most heroic thing you’ve seen someone do? Daring Danger Firefighters are often called into dangerous circumstances. Typically, they are asked to rescue people from burning buildings and...
February 17, 2013–Standardized Test
Contributed by Seth Moland-Kovash, Palatine, IL Warm-up Question When was the last time you took a standardized state or national or school district-wide test? Standardized Test The trend in the last couple of decades in education has been toward...