Joanne JacobsJun 23, 20182 minHow to teach empathy — by screaming insults?Thousands of Bay Area teenagers have attended four-day camps that claim to teach empathy and leadership by screaming insults and enacting...
Joanne JacobsJun 12, 20181 minTeaching that it’s OK to be gayNBC News reports on integrating gay, lesbian and transgender issues into classrooms in Colorado. Seven states have “no promo homo” laws...
Joanne JacobsApr 7, 20182 min. . . and ‘theyby’ makes threeNew York magazine features parents who are raising “theybys” — children whose biological sex is kept a mystery, so they can avoid...
Joanne JacobsMar 31, 20182 minSwedish preschools teach boys to dance, girls to yellSwedish preschools encourage boys to draw, dance and play in toy kitchens, while girls are taught to shout “No!,” reports Ellen Barry in...