On intertwining religion and education in high school
Transitioning to a public high school from a religious middle school can be smooth or not. But many students keep their faith.
Social Studies
Students ask female professors for more favors
Professors get special requests from students a lot, like extra time. Female profs who deny the request are more likely to get complaints.
Dow Jones passes 25,000
Stocks continue to climb, with the Dow Jones reaching the latest 1000-point milestone faster than any other 1000-point mark.
Maybe we turned a corner in empowering women
The #MeToo movement isn't over yet, not by a long shot. Everywhere, including in high schools, women and men are just starting to get it.
We expect more of ourselves today, incl. perfection
Meritocracy places a strong need for young people to strive, perform and achieve in modern life; that leads to an increase in perfectionism.
A high school student’s view of equality
Even with the #MeToo movement, women (and high school girls) have a long way to go before actual equality can be achieved.
New business curriculum: MAGA, #MeToo, NFL, Uber
Responding to popular protests, mistreating women, and acknowledging a growth culture are being hastily added to business curricula in the US.
So was Christianity fake news?
In a time when fake news is getting some serious press, I can't help but wonder how organized religion came to our history.
Va. student allegedly disciplined for sitting for pledge
Not participating during the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance got a student kicked out of class. Now the teacher is gone.
1 in 5 prisoners foreign-born, most illegal aliens
Federal statistics show that many of the foreign-born prisoners in US custody entered the country illegally. Keep perspective.