Body shaming affects young people & can kill them
Body shaming and a negative body image can lead to depression, which can lead to other mental health issues, such as suicide.
Social Studies
Feds want to hear about Title IX changes
The US Ed. Dept. seeks comments on proposed changes to Title IX, hoping new rules will bring due process and better protect survivors.
Mental health care on the rise on campus
Mental health diagnoses and treatment of college students increased substantially between 2007 and 2017; a meta-analysis.
One reason urban murder & drug rates stay high
School & community problems often come down to life in American families and how different school experiences are.
How to keep overconfidence from becoming arrogance
The idea of plausible deniability, by making wild claims about future events, as with the president, is how confidence can be punished.
How today’s stock drop could affect learning
Stocks plunged today, led by drops in technology shares and most likely secondary to rising government bond yields. Ramifications.
TX backs expulsion for not standing during pledge
A Texas student who was expelled for not standing during the pledge is suing the school for violating her free speech rights.
As long as we’re going back in time …
A look at the time when the first teachings of Christianity started to be proclaimed tells me the Kavanaugh process was wrong.
She was credible, brought back memories
I reflect here on Brett Kavanaugh’s and Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday.
Student thrown in jail who opposed a school policy
A student was arrested and put in jail for speaking out against a school policy; he was charged with harassment.