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SCHOOLED: Stories from Teachers

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Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Storytelling. Think of this playlist as your lesson plan for the day, offering a peek inside the lives of teachers as they skillfully navigate the Oregon Trail, fashion critiques, loss, and a recess gone awry. 

Featured Stories

  • Life and Death on the Oregon Trail

    Micaela Blei leads a group of students down the treacherous Oregon Trail.

    14m 44s

  • Teacher Talent Show

    Tim Manley is failing as an awkward high school english teacher until the school talent show helps him find his voice.

    6m 31s

  • Beyond the Call of Duty

    6m 26s

  • The Classroom

    Tonja Murphy’s students always tell her the truth, so she has to be careful about what outfits she wears.

    5m 45s

  • Not in the Lesson Plan

    Teacher James Hamilton finds a way around his school's no recess policy.

    6m 9s

  • Afros, Boxers, Handcuffs, and Guns

    Sharif El-Mekki wants to follow in the footsteps of his Black Panther father.

    5m 20s

  • Angel’s World

    Neema Avashia and her students are united in grief.