Category: common good
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A Teacher Sparks the Courage of a School District
In my previous post, I asked if you are indicted by or changing our education system. Are you just going along with a system that marginalizes some groups of people or are you standing up for and pushing to make change. In our current political environment, it takes courage to stand up for marginalized students.…
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Equity is Acting Humanely
Some people in today’s political discourse treat equity like a dirty word. Something to be avoided. They claim that equity gives an unfair advantage to some people over others and therefore we must get rid of equity. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Equity is doing whatever it takes to ensure everyone reaches a…
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What We Lose When the Department of Education is Eliminated
The chaos in Washington DC regarding what schools should do is being compounded. First DEI was declared a threat that needed to be eradicated. Now efforts are focused on eliminating the US Department of Education. Should we care about the US Department of Education? Is it useful? Is it helpful to the goal of educating…
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Do We Still Provide Equity in Schools?
The directives coming out of our nation’s capital these days have many educators questioning what they may do in their schools and classrooms and what should they avoid? Do we include Black history as a part of American history? Do we provide mental health support to students traumatized by their life circumstance? Do we provide…
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More Trauma for Students
Some of our country’s most marginalized students are once again dealing with trauma that significantly interferes with their learning. As federal agents ramp up raids on immigrants, tensions have heighted in minority communities, schools, churches, hospitals, and many places of business. News media is already sharing stories of citizens caught up in these raids due…
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Heroic Educators Do Whatever It Takes
It is that time of the year when schools start the new school year. Many students look forward to this exciting new beginning and prepare with new school clothes and supplies. They look forward to meeting their new teachers and reconnecting with their friends and all the fun extracurricular activities. There are also students who…
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Equity in Schools Strengthens Democracy
Thomas Jefferson in his correspondence with John Tyler on May 26, 1810 stated: “ I have indeed two great measures at heart, without which no republic can maintain itself in strength. 1. That of a general education to enable every man to judge for himself what will secure or endanger his freedom. 2. To divide every…
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E Pluribus Unum
Out of many, one. E pluribus unum. This phrase or motto appears on the Great Seal of the United States. This is a goal our founding fathers put forth when they selected it as a motto in 1776: the thirteen colonies and their peoples coming together as one united, great country. (See https://www.greatseal.com/mottoes/unum.html). We must…
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Without Equity There is No Common Good in Schools
Schools Cannot Provide for the Common Good Without Equity A free and thorough education is critical for maintaining our democracy as well as establishing a robust and healthy economy. It is essential for a vibrant and healthy nation. These factors have been driving forces behind the belief that public schools are a common good (Hussian,…