Sarah Grand

A Different Kind of Understanding: A Middle School Teacher’s Reflections on Majdanek by Traci Borden

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on A Different Kind of Understanding: A Middle School Teacher’s Reflections on Majdanek by Traci Borden

I teach middle school ELA, and my literature textbook for 8th grade has a story in it entitled “Walking With Living Feet.” The story is about a high schooler visiting […]

Bricks and Stones by Nancy Glick

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, July 2, 2024 / Comments Off on Bricks and Stones by Nancy Glick

Warsaw bricks on the sidewalk marking the borders of the ghettoBrick wall without the sharp glass and barbed wire appearing so non threatening , innocent in the drizzling rainNot revealing […]

Pieces from Poland by Heather Pettry

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, July 2, 2024 / Comments Off on Pieces from Poland by Heather Pettry

Sure I could write about what I have been doing, thinking, and feeling for days, but as far as making meaning and processing this is not my method. To really […]

A Science Teacher’s Journey Through History’s Shadows by Stan Smith

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, July 2, 2024 / Comments Off on A Science Teacher’s Journey Through History’s Shadows by Stan Smith

I have always loved history. As far as my memory allows, I have been captivated by the events that shaped the world in which I live. I served in the […]

Capturing Meaningful Moments by Zachary Burns

By Sarah Grand / Monday, July 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Capturing Meaningful Moments by Zachary Burns

I wondered which of the places we would be visiting would allow us to take pictures. Before I left Pittsburgh, everyone said “Make sure you take a lot of pictures!” […]

Connecting Past and Present Through Acts of Compassion by Elizabeth Edmondson

By Sarah Grand / Monday, July 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Connecting Past and Present Through Acts of Compassion by Elizabeth Edmondson

After reflecting on a busy first day in Poland, I am touched by the remarks of Rabbi Schudrich during our visit to the Nozyk Synagogue. While addressing the long term […]

Invested in Educating, Learning, and Humanity! by Wanda Heading-Grant

By Sarah Grand / Monday, July 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Invested in Educating, Learning, and Humanity! by Wanda Heading-Grant

What a trip thus far! The airline fairies weren’t kind to me as I began my journey to Warsaw, Poland, but God certainly was because a mechanical issue was discovered […]

What are Words for? by Traci Borden

By Sarah Grand / Saturday, June 29, 2024 / Comments Off on What are Words for? by Traci Borden

According to Maya Angelou, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.” My dad would agree. His best advice, said in his best dad voice: […]

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