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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 7, 20202 min read
A More Inclusive Literature Curriculum?
Canon, that which transfers our cultural heritage to the next generation, is out. Giving everyone’s feelings a voice is in: Most English...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 21, 20182 min read
Is This <i>Really</i> Insensitive?
Or will some people look for any excuse to act aggrieved? The principal of Cherry Hill High School East has apologized for “insensitive”...
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 24, 20181 min read
Teamwork, time and the universe
Via Viral Hog: Students in Chihuahua, Mexico demonstrate the traditional dance of the huahuas de puebla, which requires “confidence,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 3, 20181 min read
Teaching ‘Black Panther’
Black Panther, a huge box office hit, is a “hit with teachers” too, reports Brenda Iasevoli in Ed Week. Teachers are building lessons...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 19, 20182 min read
Can we blame video games for violence?
Lonely and miserable, the Florida shooter played video games for as much as 15 hours a day, Paul Gold, a former neighbor, told the Miami...
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 13, 20172 min read
Why I’m not involved in my kid’s school
Jung-ah Choi, a “college faculty member, teaching and writing about social justice, race, and education,” isn’t involved in her son’s...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 29, 20172 min read
Dressing up: Is your little Moana a racist?
Dressing up as Moana is racist for anyone who isn’t a Polynesian girl, declares Redbook and Cosmopolitan. “Moana is a powerful,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 6, 20173 min read
When the Point Isn’t the Point
About a week ago, after reading Joseph P. Carter’s opinion piece “The Universe Doesn’t Care About Your ‘Purpose‘” (NYT, July 31), I...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 26, 20171 min read
Male Teachers
At my elementary school, all the K-3 teachers were women and all but 1 or 2 of the Grades 4-6 teachers were men. In junior high and high...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 12, 20172 min read
Keeping the proles down
The college-educated class is “making sure their children retain their privileged status,” while the children of other classes have...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 10, 20172 min read
For a more perfect union
Elementary schools have contributed to national discord by neglecting to teach American history and civic principles, writes E.D. Hirsch...
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 1, 20171 min read
College grads sign up for ‘adulting school’
Millennials who don’t know how to cook a meal, get their car’s oil changed, buy insurance or stick to a budget are the target of the...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 21, 20171 min read
Parents protest ‘I love Sharia’ worksheet
Soon to be a man’s second wife, Ahlima feels “very fortunate” to live under Sharia law in Saudi Arabia, she writes. “I understand that...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20171 min read
PC bans kids’ books: Slave chefs must go
If the main character of your children’s book is a slave, watch out, warns Meghan Cox Gurdon in the Wall Street Journal. It’s hard to...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 7, 20171 min read
Warning to theology students: Jesus is crucified
University of Glasgow theology students receive trigger warnings before studying the crucifixion of Jesus, reports the Daily Mail. Those...
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 31, 20161 min read
Ella: ‘What are you doing New Year’s Eve?’
#EllaFitzgerald
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Joanne Jacobs
Dec 24, 20161 min read
Principal: ‘Bah, humbug’ to ‘Christmas Carol’
Fifth-graders didn’t put on A Christmas Carol this year at Centerville Elementary in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Why ditch a...
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