When you’re running for a school board position in suburban St. Louis and tweet out memes about banning Islam in America, what could possibly
Category: Education
Time for students to patronize adults; not the other way around
So many adults think that it is so cute, even enlightening, when a student such as Emma Gonzalez at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
In defense of reading, and of not reading
Is it possible to swill a dozen Diet Cokes and read on the same day? It is. But it’s also possible to down the
What My B.A. Didn’t Teach Me, But I Learned Anyway
I just graduated, but as I’ve been reflecting on how it has shaped me, I realized my most important lessons came outside the classroom.
Is school worth it after 8th grade?
One of the enjoyable things about working with middle school students is seeing how creative they can be and how skilled many are at
School vouchers: The baby versus the bathwater
You might be surprised to know that Elizabeth Warren has written in favor of school vouchers. Granted, that was from a book that she
Community college offers “marry-me” cooking class
This fall, “single ladies” interested in ensnaring a man can take a course at St. Louis Community College, listed in the catalogue as “Girls’
With friends like hedge fund managers, education reform does not need enemies
One of the oddities, for me, about what is happening in education now is how those promoting more standardized testing are called “reformers.” Really,
Teaching the reality of climate change, one classroom at a time
You wouldn’t think that it would be controversial for a journalism professor to come to high schools in the Midwest to discuss his reporting
Survey: Do you believe in science?
How much of science do people believe? In our 2016 survey, we did not ask “What weighs more, a ton of steel or a