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About Debora Gordon
Debora Gordon is a writer, artist, educator and non-violence activist. She has been living in Oakland since 1991, moving here to become a teacher in the Oakland Unified School District. In all of these roles, Debora is interested in developing a life of the mind. “As a mere human living in these simultaneously thrilling and troubled times,” Debora says, “I try to tread lightly, live thoughtfully, teach peace, and not take myself too seriously.”
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Teacher Profile: Artist Debbie Koppman Teaches Kids to Make Something from Nothing

August 23, 2012 Debora Gordon

By Debora Gordon Debbie Koppman, an artist-in-residence at Sequoia Elementary School, teaches art to students in grades 3-5, where students make art out of “trash and scavengeable materials.” “At the beginning it was literally taking

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Teacher Profile: Boku Kodama Brings ‘Fire,’ Entrepreneurial Spirit to Urban Education

August 16, 2012 Debora Gordon

By Debora Gordon Boku Kodama became a teacher at the age of 50. In a way, it was the latest venture in  Boku’s life as a self-described “serial entrepreneur.” His organization Urban Financial Intelligence, Responsible Entrepreneurship (Urban

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Teacher Profile: Professor Neha Dave Blends Poetry and Economics at Mills Business School

July 31, 2012 Debora Gordon

By Debora Gordon Professor Neha Dave (pronounced Da-vay) blends economics and poetry, international business and critical thinking, in her Mills College classroom. “Including other flavors enriches what I teach,” Neha said. “Understanding poetry crosses many

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Teacher Profiles: Park Day School’s Michelle McAfee uses the arts to help her students soar

July 24, 2012 Debora Gordon

By Debora Gordon After more than two decades perfecting her craft as a teacher, Michelle McAfee is at the top of her game at Park Day School. She begins the school year by analyzing “The

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Refugees Make Long, Difficult Journeys to Better Lives in East Bay

July 18, 2012 Debora Gordon

  By Debora Gordon Eritrean food and Burmese dancers were just a couple of the attractions at Oakland’s World Refugee Day event on June 22nd.  At this annual event, hosted by the East Bay Refugee

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Health of the Hood: Sizing up Park Boulevard

June 14, 2012 Debora Gordon

By Debora Gordon – In my neighborhood, it is mostly quiet. The silence is gently punctuated for the most part by birdsong and the occasional passing car. Only once on my excursion do I see and hear a car speeding past with loud music blaring from its speakers.

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Debora Gordon is a writer, artist, educator and non-violence activist. She has been living in Oakland since 1991, moving here to become a teacher in the Oakland Unified School District. In all of these roles, Debora is interested in developing a life of the mind. “As a mere human living in these simultaneously thrilling and troubled times,” Debora says, “I try to tread lightly, live thoughtfully, teach peace, and not take myself too seriously.”
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