Family Involvement in Schools: A Conversation with Dr. Angela Briggs
I got a chance a few weeks ago (November, 2020) to talk with Dr. Angela Briggs, a school counselor who works in Mt. Juliet, TN. Her dissertation focused on parental engagement of students with special needs. We talked generally about her experience and what she learned through research.
Individual Rights and Wisconsin v. Yoder
In 1972 the Supreme Court ruled that the Amish would be exempt from a state law requiring children to attend school until the age of 16. I learned of the case while reading the indispensable Schoolhouse Gate by Justin Driver. The case raises difficult questions despite its 7-0 ruling. At the time, the Amish were […]
Beds Are Burning
“No further proof is required, since the search for proof is already contaminated by an unwillingness to acknowledge the hyperobject [anthropogenic climate change].” T. Morton, Hyperobjects. Ascertain causality while the oceans rise, the forests burn, the floods rage? Think carefully before you rush into traffic to save the errant child? No, follow Nike’s advice, with […]
A Toy from McDonald’s
Derrida has it right, this toy is not just a toy. Buddhists, too. This toy is composed of a whole bunch of non-toy things. This particular toy is a thing that is so many things. It’s plastic. Its microplastics. It’s mass production. It’s pollution. It’s waste. It’s capitalism. It’s overproduction. It’s the gyre in the […]
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