Now that we are a few months into 2021, a year that we are desperately hoping will be better than that year that came before this, which shall not be named, I thought that it was time to bring back one of my favorite topics: what I think is great and what I’m mad about. So join me this week for a few rants and raves.
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I’m going to be honest with you, dear reader, I think that we are all exhausted. So this week, I am going to share with you some of my thoughts about what we should keep and what we should get rid of during our #saferathome time. It is a kind of new take on my past Rants and Raves columns.
Read MoreYou’ve likely seen the splashy, celebrity-packed Equality Can’t Wait campaign videos that recently circulated on social media. The organization is an offshoot of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which focuses on achieving parity for women across sectors: specifically, economic participation and opportunity, political empowerment, health and survival, and educational attainment. At present, the World Economic Forum estimates that it will take the United States 208 years to achieve gender equality. However, Melinda Gates just wrote a lengthy piece for the Harvard Business Review in which she details the steps she believes are necessary to achieve gender equality much sooner. She summarizes her vision as “a future in which an increased number of Americans want women to exert greater power and influence in our society.”
Read MoreWe’re delighted to welcome Dawn Czaja back to the blog once again. You may recall her last article, Keep the Cape, in which she resisted the notion that teachers are superheroes. Now, she reflects on the value of the summer recess and just how ragey to get when people suggest teachers have a cushy schedule.
Read MoreThis time of year - the couple weeks after school gets out, but before the planning for the next year really begins - when I am still just viewing lesson planners online, instead of purchasing one and beginning to fill it out, is a time when I usually catch up on my reading. And though I read a great deal of silly fiction, I always make time for some serious reading. This year, I found out some important things about girls, women, and education that I think you and I should ponder.
Read MoreAs we wrap the school year and reflect on the previous year, we’ve been thinking about the ways in which gender equity really matters in education. Gender equity is not just a “nice to have” or a bonus category - it is essential to the function of schools and to the safety and flourishing of the people who work and learn within them.
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