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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 8, 20242 min read
How to lose: Parents don't want kids to see blowjobs in library books
"A lot of Americans have kids in public schools," writes Eduwonk Andrew Rotherham. " They want normal ." They don't want sexualized...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 28, 20241 min read
Young Olympians
Among the teenagers on the U.S. Olympic team are 16-year-olds Hezly Rivera, a gymnast, and Quincy Wilson, a runner on the relay team....
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Joanne Jacobs
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Not-so-trans athletes will compete in the Olympics
Nikki Hiltz qualified for the Paris Olympics in women's 1500-meter race, reports Jo Yurcaba for NBC. Hiltz is "transgender and...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 7, 20242 min read
The race is not always to the swift when kids play SEL sportyball
Do coaches need a "social and emotional learning" curriculum to mentor student-athletes?
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 11, 20242 min read
Smart jocks: Students will show up for sports
High school students are back on the field, the court, the track and the pool, with participation in sports nearing pre-pandemic levels,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 1, 20241 min read
Happy New Year!
One of my resolutions is to be less compulsive about blogging, so I'm taking the day off to watch football games.
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 10, 20232 min read
How AZ parents spend ESAs: Specialty schools, private schools -- and karate lessons!
How are Arizona parents spending Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) money? They're paying for educational products and services,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 4, 20232 min read
Help boys aspire to 'heroic masculinity'
Boys need to know that masculinity isn't "toxic," writes Caitlin Flanagan in The Atlantic. They can aspire to "heroic masculinity,"...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Death wish: Contempt for parents will destroy public ed
Public schools are trouble. Trust is low. Enrollment is falling. Parents are embracing new alternatives. Is transgender policy the hill...
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Joanne Jacobs
Mar 19, 20231 min read
Florida Atlantic wins upward mobility tournament
Florida Atlantic University beat Memphis in the closing seconds of the first game of the NCAA tournament, and play Farleigh Dickinson...
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Joanne Jacobs
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Youth sports are supposed to be fun
Sports should be fun for kids, writes Linda Flanagan. Instead, young athletes give up their childhood to compete for college scholarships...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Move it and lose the blues
Exercise and sports -- at least one hour three times a week -- are a natural anti-depressant for teenagers, according to an analysis of...
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Joanne Jacobs
Nov 25, 20221 min read
Child's play is learning
Playing -- especially child-directed play outside with friends -- is how kids learn, writes Jackie Mader on the Hechinger Report. Playing...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Girls want to compete -- and win -- but it's hard to beat trans athletes
It's unfair to let biological males compete in girls' track and field events, whatever their gender identity, argued four female...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Biology denial: Girls can't win if sports go coed
I was forced to take four years of P.E. in high school in the late '60s. Illinois' gym teachers had a great lobby. Only three years of...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 14, 20221 min read
Girls just wanna play football
Girls are playing tackle football, reports Cathy Free in the Washington Post. Naliyah Rueckert joined a full-contact tackle football team...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 2, 20222 min read
Feds: No free lunch without LGBTQI+ conformity
School cafeterias are not segregated by gender or sexuality in any state in the union. School sports teams, restrooms and locker rooms,...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Students lose interest in sports
Photo: Aspen Institute Project Play Sofia Velasquez, 15, enjoys playing soccer for her Chicago high school, but games keep getting...
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Joanne Jacobs
Sep 18, 20181 min read
If schooling was as important as football
Vesia Hawkins loves football, she writes on Volume & Light, which follows Nashville schools. This year, she’s taking her young cousin to...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 28, 20182 min read
Learning to hate exercise in P.E. class
I walk every day, do weight training two to three days a week and go to a weekly Zumba class. In the summer, I swim every day. If my...
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