Ed Surge – Stephen Noonoo
“What do you remember from history class? For Americans of every generation the answer might be “not much.” To history teacher Joe Welch, too many of today’s lessons still call to mind Ben Stein’s classic classroom lecture in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” (Anyone? Anyone?) Welch, an 8th-grade teacher at North Hills Middle School in Pittsburgh, is charting his own path—one that doesn’t include a textbook. Recently named National History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Welch, at 33, is the youngest recipient in the award’s 14-year history.” (more)