A Hollow Lament?
From: There’s Still One Big Trick for Getting Into an Elite College "When the American educational landscape is so obviously a pay-to-win...
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Carlos
- Sep 25
- 1 min
Reflection on the Resolving the Race(ism) Conference
Link to the conference website
Carlos
- Aug 31
- 4 min
Black pastor arrested while watering flowers. Racialization Illustrated.
Good morning critical thinkers, seekers of justice, and yearners for liberation from oppressive habits of mind and behavior that lead to,...
Carlos
- Aug 30
- 8 min
Mr., Ms., Mrs., Mx., Honorifics & Inclusivity
NBC News If you're lucky, like me, to be part of a school community that's serious about inclusivity, then your school has discussed or...
Carlos
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Science Shows How to Protect Kids’ Mental Health, but It’s Being Ignored
"Before the pandemic, by 2018, 79 percent of high schools identified safe spaces for LGBTQ youth, 96 percent had antiharassment policies...
Carlos
- Aug 9
- 1 min
How to talk about disability sensitively and avoid ableist tropes
People participate in the first annual Disability Pride Parade, in July 2015, in New York City. The parade calls attention to the rights...
Carlos
- Aug 2
- 3 min
Tradition gets a Vote. Inclusivity gets the Veto.
"All words are made up." - Thor Vicky Teplitsky Ben-Saadon, left, the coordinator of terminology at the Hebrew Language Academy’s...
Carlos
- Jul 26
- 3 min
Francis Begs Forgiveness for ‘Evil’ Christians Inflicted on Indigenous People
“I am sorry,” he continued. “I ask forgiveness, in particular, for the ways in which many members of the church and of religious...
Carlos
- Jul 21
- 2 min
In Argentina, One of the World’s First Bans on Gender-Neutral Language
The city government in Buenos Aires, the nation’s capital, last month banned teachers from using any gender-neutral words during class...
Carlos
- Jul 17
- 1 min
‘Is That Ableist?’ Good Question.
Title, image, and quoted material from New York Times, July 16, 2022 I'm grateful for the author's ability to hold such a weighty and...
Carlos
- Jul 16
- 1 min
Please Join Us
"...and the world will live as one." - John Lennon Dear friends, I'm delighted and grateful to announce a conference opportunity that I...
Carlos
- Jun 11
- 5 min
Scouting a Path Towards Social Justice
Recently, I had the pleasure and honor of supporting a Boys Scouts of America troop in the process of earning a newly created Eagle Scout...
Carlos
- May 29
- 2 min
Because We Love Our Children
I’ve been wondering why a message like the one below has not yet been delivered to the powers that be. —------------------------- To: All...
Carlos
- May 23
- 2 min
“The Colonial System Unveiled.”
This article chronicles the history of the stunning oppression of Haiti. It answers the question many (including myself) have likely had...
Carlos
- Apr 22
- 1 min
Phony "Parents Rights" Politics meets a Right-speaking Parent
I am grateful for this full-throated rebuke of cynical and vicious attacks on people who uphold the need to teach facts and critical...
Carlos
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Divine Heresy
From New York Times In This Time of War, I Propose We Give Up God By Shalom Auslander April 15, 2022 "God, it seems, paints with a wide...
Carlos
- Apr 14
- 1 min
United Notions?
I recently had a second discussion with Jen Richmond and David Bernstein of the Hold My Drink podcast, and the Institute for Liberal...
Carlos
- Apr 7
- 6 min
I will teach you a different sort of dignity
My son sent me the words of a father to his son. Together that makes four of us in the urgent, crucial, and joyful struggle to transcend...
Carlos
- Mar 29
- 2 min
In ‘social-emotional learning,’ right sees more critical race theory
By Laura Meckler, Washington Post, March 28, 2022 "So, this past fall, the district implemented a social-emotional learning (SEL) program...
Carlos
- Mar 12
- 1 min
An Educator Read ‘I Need a New Butt!’ to Children. Then He Was Fired.
“I Need a New Butt!,” which was published in 2012, is marketed to children ages 4 to 8 and tells the story of a young boy who sets off to...