I didn’t think I’d forgive Barbara Ehrenreich for her narrow-minded, condescending book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America a few years ago–and I still would like a couple hours to talk to her about it, preferably with no heavy objects in my reach–but this article about modern feminism may redeem her just a bit. In the article,
Read moreYears ago, in a galaxy far, far away, an innocent, enthusiastic girl was offered the choice of 3 different futures. One, at Grosse Pointe, teaching bored young rich kids–a John Hughes-vision of “real life.” Two, at Shawnee, teaching faux-rich kids; Third, reincarnating Dorothy Day and bringing culture home to her alma mater. If Doc Brown dangled the keys of the
Read moreMy topic is simple: school uniforms–or campus wear, for the politically precise in my audience. As they are currently defined and implemented in my district, I don’t believe in them. This year, because I am no longer in the classroom, I can conveniently not deal with the massive percentage of non-complying students. And is that the coward’s way out? Maybe.
Read moreThis is the letter I sent to my superintendent in 2006 protesting the edict that teachers could not wear jeans. It started quite a firestorm of emails, but I still don’t wear jeans. I still have an attitude about it, too. Every once in a while, I feel strongly enough about an issue that I have to at least register
Read moreFaust. Robert Johnson. Paganini. There’s a common theme linking those characters: they all made deals with the devil. They all wanted something so badly that they signed on the dotted line without worrying about the ramifications of their commitment. They believed their needs would be met if they just did one little thing, confident that they would find a loophole
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The Wave Returns 