Tag Archives: Education

A Weapon of Distraction and Numbness – Fighting Computers in Classrooms

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

As featured in the Huffington Post, adapted from the original version on The Roar. I had never seen anything like it. I’d only left class for a few minutes, but as I was about to turn the corner, something caught my eye. I … Continue reading →

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Gingrich vs. the Media – The Battle He Can’t Win

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

It’s difficult to look back upon Sarah Palin’s unsuccessful vice presidential bid without calling to mind her relentless attacks on the “lame-stream media.” It seemed that every stump speech brought a new chapter of her vendetta against the press, with … Continue reading →

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When It’s Worth It – Speaking When You Can Be Heard

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

On Monday night, my SAT class stopped being just a weekly bubble-in fest. The class is made up of just two students: David, another high school Junior who goes to an ultra-religious Yeshiva type school in West Los Angeles, and … Continue reading →

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Xenophobia

Posted on May 4, 2010 by

Everyone’s been so caught up with Arizona’s new immigration law that we’ve been ignoring another total injustice: Arizona’s new teaching law. The Department of Education in Arizona has announced that it will begin to cut funding from schools that employ English … Continue reading →

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