Regarding the article “Keeping the Dream alive” [Education Nation, Jan. 3], it appears that teacher Elizabeth Villanueva is proud that she and her mother entered this country illegally and took advantage of benefits and rights reserved for legal American citizens.

Critical thinking is the cornerstone of education. That is axiomatic. Enshrining this principle of critical thinking in teaching is the theme of Patrick Sprinkle’s Teacher to Teacher article headlined “Is it fake news?” [Dec. 6].

In the Dec. 6 issue, the New York Teacher rightfully celebrated the results of the 2018 election.

There are certain guns that people should not have access to, and there are certain people who should not have access to any guns.

As a member of the UFT Delegate Assembly since 1988, I read fellow retiree Martin Boxer’s critique of the UFT endorsement policy [Comments, Dec. 6] with utter disbelief.

Some years back I showed students Al Gore’s film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” and a few parents complained that students were being exposed to propaganda and political bias.