Do their differences echo in contentious American society and politics today? Alexander Hamilton said of Aaron Burr as vice president, "He is an isolated man, totally without influence." ...

As a class, brainstorm definitions of the American Dream. Then list any associations with the term. Ask students to write an essay in which they explain what the term means to them and why.

Both wisely counsel not to expect too much too soon; changes in classroom practice happen gradually—and not because policymakers demand it. As my American Enterprise Institute colleague Rick ...