A little while ago, a college friend of mine posted the following quote. I resonated so much with the quote, with the knowledge that how we should act in the time of this virus, emulatingContinue reading
Category: current events
Differences in Compliance
*Editor’s note: I wrote this a few months ago and just discovered it. I thought it timely with the resurgence of the Delta variant and the start of a new school year.* One big differenceContinue reading
Echo Chamber
Right now, my 8th graders are crafting arguments. We have spent the past few weeks working through various aspects of writing and analyzing arguments, things like the basic parts, types of credible evidence, understanding counterclaimsContinue reading
Selective Agreement…or Disagreement
On January 18th, I posted a picture from the book I read at the time, The Presidents Club by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. I had come to the recounting of the 1960 election betweenContinue reading
Politics – A Handy Excuse
Today marks the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden. The Constitution dictated this date long before the outset of this presidential election season. If the election had yielded a differentContinue reading
January 6, 2021
“I told you so” feels like hollow victory. For months I have watched as conspiracy theories took root in ever narrowing echo chambers. I saw how primed for a single spark this milieu became. TheContinue reading
A day in the life of an election official
A day in the life of an election official. As we deal with the fallout from the most contentious election I can remember, many people have decided to question the veracity of vote totals andContinue reading
Never Trump
I have contemplated writing this post for months knowing not only the climate in which I live as well as the strength with which I vehemently oppose the man who currently holds the highest electedContinue reading
Single Issue Politics – pro-life > anti-abortion
During every election season pollsters seek to discover the issues driving voters’ candidate selection. What issues do people feel most passionate about and base their votes upon. For so many in certain political circles withinContinue reading
Performative Boycotts
[I originally posted this directly to Facebook Sunday morning but wanted to post here as well.] For over a week, I took a break of sorts from scrolling through social media (Instagram and Facebook). TheContinue reading