The first time I heard someone talk about "grit" and growth mindset in education, it was at the STEM Think Tank and Conference, a 3-day conference about the unique challenges and opportunities in teaching girls about science and technology. The speaker was an administrator and researcher at a prestigious, private, K-12 girls' school in suburban … Continue reading The New Bootstraps: Are we blaming kids for their own hardship?
Running on Empty? Self-Care for Freedom Fighters
Educators and caregivers do intense intellectual, physical, and emotional labor - and even MORE of it if we're involved in activism. We need -- and deserve -- to replenish ourselves!
How do families REALLY feel about school choice?
School privatization fans claim that parents WANT school choice and prefer charters and vouchers to public schools. I surveyed 30 families from across the country to find out if they're right.
It’s April 2nd and I’m Not Wearing Blue
Hey Liberators! This week's post is a short one, because next week's post is going to include my own ever-so-informal research! OOOH, hey! Want to help me out with my research? Are you, or someone you know, raising a child who has not yet started kindergarten (ie, a child age 5 or under)? Do you … Continue reading It’s April 2nd and I’m Not Wearing Blue
So April is upon us and along with it Autism Bewareness Month (I stand by that word choice). Tomorrow is World Autism Awareness Day and I am already feeling suffocated by all of the faux awareness. Awareness would be great if it actually meant that people were actually educating themselves about the realities of autistic … Continue reading
Learning Liberation 