It’s August. I admit that I am a sucker for the cute back-to-school photos—students holding little chalkboards, shiny floors and carefully stapled bulletin boards. Special props to veteran teachers…| Teacher in a strange land
It was the headline that made me read the piece: Let DEI Practices Die. Replace Them With Something Better. I didn’t recognize (and won’t name) the author, but his position as Chair of Ed Reform at the University of Arkansas was a tip-off to what I was about to be served. I read it because […]| Teacher in a strange land
It used to be fairly common in Traverse City, Michigan—a Michael Moore sighting. I once stood in line behind him at a Coldstone Creamery on Front Street (no longer there, alas). During the summer T…| Teacher in a strange land
I am a patriot and I love my country. Because my country is all I know. Jackson Browne Of all the things manifested by the upheaval dividing this nation politically, the appropriation of the concep…| Teacher in a strange land
I have to say this: the left side of the aisle has WAY better memes than the right side. From the bold, white-on-black “I Dissent” to the Martha Gelhorn quote–“If we mean to keep any control …| Teacher in a strange land