The 10 Cs of Criminal Justice/Jim Palombo

  CRASH COURSE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE   by Jim Palombo Politics Editor As a criminologist, and particularly given contemporary concerns, people often ask me questions about our criminal justice systems. Given the expanse of the information available as well as...
Education/Henry A. Giroux

Education/Henry A. Giroux

Protesters display signs at the National Day of Public Education demonstration against rising tuition costs at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 24, 2014. (Photo: Fibonacci Blue) *** Thinking Dangerously: The Role of Higher Education in...
Nancy Barno Reynolds/Gaslighting 2017

Nancy Barno Reynolds/Gaslighting 2017

  common core cartoon by WWYD? *** The Gaslighting Started before 2017   by Nancy Barno Reynolds In 2010 when the State Standards (CCSS) were rolled out, proponents announced some news that seemed to make sense to anyone who had been in the field of teaching...
Sue Atkinson/Education

Sue Atkinson/Education

  Joris Voeten photo, Unsplash *** When Teaching Was Fun by Dr. Sue Atkinson We gather around Maria’s campfire, under a summer night sky punctuated by stars and fireflies, with a hint of the coming fall in the air. We do this every year. Most of us are teachers,...
Carol Mikoda/Education

Carol Mikoda/Education

Callum MacAulay photo, unsplash. com *** At Play in the Fields of Deep Reading: March Poetry Madness   by Dr. Carol Mikoda “Did this guy write any other poems?” “I sure wish the Frost poem had made it to the finals.” “Did you count...