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Why I’m not involved in my kid’s school
Jung-ah Choi, a “college faculty member, teaching and writing about social justice, race, and education,” isn’t involved in her son’s...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 13, 20172 min read


Dressing up: Is your little Moana a racist?
Dressing up as Moana is racist for anyone who isn’t a Polynesian girl, declares Redbook and Cosmopolitan. “Moana is a powerful,...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 29, 20172 min read


When the Point Isn’t the Point
About a week ago, after reading Joseph P. Carter’s opinion piece “The Universe Doesn’t Care About Your ‘Purpose‘” (NYT, July 31), I...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 6, 20173 min read
Male Teachers
At my elementary school, all the K-3 teachers were women and all but 1 or 2 of the Grades 4-6 teachers were men. In junior high and high...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 26, 20171 min read


Keeping the proles down
The college-educated class is “making sure their children retain their privileged status,” while the children of other classes have...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 12, 20172 min read


For a more perfect union
Elementary schools have contributed to national discord by neglecting to teach American history and civic principles, writes E.D. Hirsch...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 10, 20172 min read


College grads sign up for ‘adulting school’
Millennials who don’t know how to cook a meal, get their car’s oil changed, buy insurance or stick to a budget are the target of the...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 1, 20171 min read


Parents protest ‘I love Sharia’ worksheet
Soon to be a man’s second wife, Ahlima feels “very fortunate” to live under Sharia law in Saudi Arabia, she writes. “I understand that...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 21, 20171 min read
PC bans kids’ books: Slave chefs must go
If the main character of your children’s book is a slave, watch out, warns Meghan Cox Gurdon in the Wall Street Journal. It’s hard to...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20171 min read
Warning to theology students: Jesus is crucified
University of Glasgow theology students receive trigger warnings before studying the crucifixion of Jesus, reports the Daily Mail. Those...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 7, 20171 min read
Ella: ‘What are you doing New Year’s Eve?’
#EllaFitzgerald

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 31, 20161 min read
Merry Christmas!
#Christmas

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 25, 20161 min read


Principal: ‘Bah, humbug’ to ‘Christmas Carol’
Fifth-graders didn’t put on A Christmas Carol this year at Centerville Elementary in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Why ditch a...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 24, 20161 min read
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