Tag: Education

Gold, Lies, And Genocide In The New World

David Todd McCarty- October 12, 2020

Despite an attempt to glorify the explorer with a mythologized history, Christopher Columbus was a brutal profiteer who slaughtered countless unarmed natives and enslaved tens ... Read More

The Covid Kids Are Alright

David Todd McCarty- September 7, 2020

Despite the existential dread over the disruption of your third grader’s future due to missing intramural football and the school cafeteria, your kid is going ... Read More

The Problem With The Pledge Of Allegiance

David Todd McCarty- August 25, 2020

They tell you to put your hand over your heart, signifying your willingness to commit your life, and pledge that life to a country you ... Read More

A Boat Full Of Holes

David Todd McCarty- August 23, 2020

For reasons that defy logic, most school districts in New Jersey are choosing to approach the pandemic as if it were a challenging new curriculum ... Read More

Why I Don’t Worry About My Kids Falling Behind

Danielle Davies- July 28, 2020

What one parent's experiences with homeschooling reveal about what you can expect and what you shouldn't fear with remote learning. By Danielle Davies | Tuesday, ... Read More

An Acceptable Loss

standardeditor- July 26, 2020

As school districts prepare to reopen with a pandemic still raging, the argument for doing so is simply that the loss of life is unavoidable ... Read More

The Quiet Rooms

ProPublica- November 22, 2019

Children are being locked away, alone and terrified, in schools across Illinois. Often it's against the law. By Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen and ... Read More