Archive for February 2021

Maria Montessori Academy in Utah is allowing parents to rescind permission for their children to participate in Black History Month lessons this year. Director Micah Hirokawa informed families via the school’s Facebook page that they could “exercise their civil rights to not participate in Black History Month at the school.” I think Hirokawa’s message should…

I have never used an illegal drug before. Never experimented even once. Nor have I ever had the desire to do so. When I was forced from my childhood home after graduating from high school, I knew that I was living forever without a safety net. If I ran into trouble, there would be no…

Teaching while trapped in quarantine is not easy and definitely not fun. Sitting in my dining room, beaming into the classroom via Google Meet to my students (who didn’t need to quarantine thanks to my continuous negative test results) while simultaneously teaching a handful of my students who were quarantined in their homes for other…

There is a thought that has been running through my head for most of my life. A sort of defining principle that has served as a guidepost for many, many years. I recently articulated it to someone for the first time, and they thought it was useful and worth sharing. In the 1972 version of…

Yes, it’s true. Marjorie Taylor’s Green’s belief system is pure lunacy. Among her many tings she has claimed: Greene has expressed belief in the existence of “Frazzledrip,” a fictitious video that conspiracy theorists claim shows Hillary Clinton and aide Huma Abedin sexually assault a child before slicing off her face and wearing it as a…

As you may have heard, Donald Trump’s entire legal team quit last week. In the midst of preparing a defense for his upcoming impeachment trial, the five attorneys tasked with the job of defending the former President decided that it was in their best interests to end their involvement with the case. Trump and his…

When some Tucker Carlson supplicant or Fox News sycophant starts complaining about the dangers of political correctness in today’s world, please show them this Superman poster from the 1950’s and remind them that decency, respect, kindness, and inclusion are nothing new. They’re been around for a long, long time. Electing a racist President who brags…

Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   January turned out to be a surprisingly challenging month with Elysha’s illness, her 10 days of isolation, and our family’s two weeks of quarantine.   Teaching my students from home while…