Wearing God—Oscar’s Show of Faith?
“You’re not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have." —Oscar Pistorius In many ways, Oscar Pistorius’s life personifies the mythical “hero’s journey” as defined by Joseph Campbell: Pistorius... Read More
LGBTQ Students Can’t Be Dismissed New GLSEN Report Shows Discrimination Persists
The recent court rulings in favor of same-sex marriage have led many to believe that things are finally looking up for the LGBTQ community. But this week, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)... Read More
Misogyny Is Not a Game
The recent media frenzy surrounding Gamergate, which Erik Kain explains in detail in Forbes, has brought to light once again the issue of sexism in the video and online gaming industry. To summarize, a female... Read More
The Ebola Epidemic: Someone Else’s Problem or a Call for Global Compassion?
Ebola is here! Despite repeated warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the epidemic in West African countries required an international response in order to halt its spread, the United Nations and the United... Read More
Censoring American History
My students walked out on me last week. Just got up, left my classroom and marched right out of the school. I’ve been an English teacher in Jefferson County, Colorado, for eighteen years and I’ve... Read More
We Owe Our Children Quality Educational TV
I did not want for quality educational programming when I was a child. I was surrounded with the likes of Bill Nye “The Science Guy” and Ms. Frizzle, and even Sesame Street—which I’d watch once... Read More
What We’re Learning from the Pledge Kids Critical thinking is often met with hostility in American schools
The American Humanist Association’s Don’t Say the Pledge campaign, which encourages a boycott of the Pledge of Allegiance until the “under God” wording is removed, has revealed a troubling phenomenon in American public schools, a... Read More