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Back From Vacation
Rested and Ready to Rumble You may have noticed a paucity of posts in the last month or so. To be honest, after a long school year, I was exhausted. The family and I went away for about a month and now I’m back with a head full of ideas. I’ll be posting shortly. The… Read more
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The Banality of Book Banning
Perpetuating fear is in many ways a banal act of people just doing their jobs by impartially administering the law. Read more
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When They Really Came for the Teachers
Teachers went from heroes to villains, thanks to right-wing counter narratives. Read more
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A Course in Mad Sociology Lecture 10
Chapter 3: Methods of Research Section 1: Positivism and Quantitative Methods Introduction It’s time to talk about methods of research! No, look. We have to talk about methods of research. We have to get an understanding of how sociologists know what they know. Sociologists don’t just sit around thinking about society and writing whatever pops… Read more
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Public School Panic: We’re Going Back to the ’90’s!
The data from our nationwide experiment in the value of public schools is coming in. Right on cue, the media is drawing the wrong conclusions. Read more
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First, They Came for the Teachers
THE LINK BETWEEN EDUCATION AND AUTHORITARIANISM Democratic vs. Autocratic Philosophies of Education Public education is the bedrock of any healthy democracy. Further, the functional principle of any sound system of public education is academic freedom. In a diverse, multicultural democracy public schools, resting on the shoulders of teachers, have an awesome responsibility. Teachers must take… Read more
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