Nicholas Ferroni
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10 Lines From Napoleon's Love Letters That Sound Like Crazy Texts
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10 Lines From Napoleon's Love Letters That Sound Like Crazy Texts
“I don’t love you, not at all; on the contrary I detest you—you’re a naughty, gawky, foolish slut.” → Read More
Why Education Policies Are Destroying Education in Under 2 Minutes (VIDEO)
I did my best to sum up how education policies are destroying education and, more importantly, harmful to students, on a recent HuffPost Live segment.... → Read More
What Your Average School Lunch Looks Like
The health of our youth seems to be getting worse and worse.... → Read More
What My Students Think About Being Popular
Teenagers say some of the most profound, and most entertaining, things you could ever imagine.... → Read More
What My Students Think About Standardized Tests
In my years as an educator, I have come to one certainty: Teenagers say some of the most profound, and most entertaining, things you could ever imagine. So, here is what my students think about standardized tests:.... → Read More
What My Students Think Makes a Great Teacher
A day doesn't go by that my students don't enlighten me with their genuine innocence or entertain me with their youthful ignorance.... → Read More
What My Students Worry About the Most
In my nine years as an educator, I have spent the majority of my time with teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18, and I have come to one certainty: Teenagers say some of the most profound, and most entertaining, things you could ever imagine.... → Read More
Crash Chorus: Griffin House
To show the power of music and its ability to transcend all cultures and ages, I bring you "Crash Chorus," a series where, along with a famous musician or artist, we crash a random location, and allow strangers to rewrite the lyrics of one of their most popular songs. → Read More
How to Truly Evaluate a Teacher
To me, and most people, there is not a nobler or more important calling in the world than teaching. But, for some reason, teachers constantly come under attack by many. → Read More
Why Women's History Month Is Not Enough
March is Women's History Month and, like Black History Month, it was intended to expose Americans to the history of a group that, for centuries, was barely visible in most historical records and texts. Like Black History Month, I fear that one month is not nearly enough. → Read More
Nicholas Ferroni: Why Straight Educators Must Support the LGBT Cause
I look forward to when my students ask me about my sexuality in response to my involvement with our GSA, or because I often discuss gay and lesbian issues, because it allows me the opportunity to discuss the need to support all civil rights issues. → Read More
I Was Born A Sinner
I am a sinner, but it is beyond my control. I was born this way. I can't change it. Believe me: I tried. I knew I was different from an early age, and everyone around me knew, as well. My devoutly Catholic Italian grandmother even attempted to force me to change, but she couldn't. → Read More
Using Music in the Classroom to Educate, Engage and Promote Understanding
In a day when activities and education methods get replaced year after year with the "next big thing," music will remain a constant to which every student (year after year) will form a connection. → Read More
We Can Not Fairly Evaluate Teachers Without First Evaluating Parents
You would think I would embrace an evaluation system that would ultimately lead to a merit-pay system that would reward me, and other successful teachers, for my success in the classroom... but I don't. → Read More
A Wealthy Student Is a Healthy Student
Providing nutrition education and an understanding about proper nutrition is the only way to change what is becoming a self-inflicted and historic crisis for Americans. → Read More
We Teach Racism, Sexism and Discrimination in Schools
During my first year as a high school history teacher, teaching predominantly urban and minority students, I came to one profound epiphany: I teach white... → Read More
We Teach Racism, Sexism and Discrimination in Schools
During my first year as a high school history teacher, teaching predominantly urban and minority students, I came to one profound epiphany: I teach white history to black kids. → Read More
Nicholas Ferroni: What God Wants
Ignorance has caused more harm than God's will ever has, and only the foolish truly believe that God actually wants one army to defeat another, favors one team over another, or gives a group of people He created a disease because he disagrees with their lifestyle. → Read More
What Was America's First Marriage Tradition?
With the topic of same-sex marriage in the news on a daily basis and many Americans on the fence about whether it should be legalized or outlawed, more t... → Read More