Jonathan Gold
Moses Brown School (RI) History Teacher and Writer
Jon Gold is in his 13th year teaching Middle School history at Moses Brown School, an independent Quaker school in Providence, RI. In addition to teaching, Jon helps direct the school's Expert Thinking program in innovative pedagogy. Jon also writes for Teaching Tolerance, the education wing of the Southern Poverty Law Center, and his piece, “Teaching in the Post-Truth Era” was featured on The Huffington Post. Jon has a B.A. in Religious Studies from Brown University and an M.A. in School Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University. Jon has two sons, Neko (age 7) and Remy (age 3) and is married to Julia Gold, who is the chief of the Office of Sustainability and Innovation for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation.