Happy back to school! I hope that you are enjoying your first weeks back at school and aren’t falling asleep every day on the couch as soon as you walk in the door. I’ve heard it said hundreds of times that there is no tired like first weeks of school tired, and that is no joke. So maybe it was my fatigue or my overload on news stories about the women running for president, but recently I came across an article that made me both sadder and more exhausted. What was it about, you ask?
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This week, many of us are back in school. You’ve printed the schedules and planned the lessons. It may be an exciting time for you – full of new students, new school supplies, or new studies. For others of you, this time of year may be ridden with anxiety and questions – will you get along with your colleagues? Are you up to the tasks ahead of you? In order to get organized for the school year, I usually start with a massive to do list but just writing that list is not nearly as satisfying as checking off the individual items.
Read MoreWe just celebrated Mother’s Day in the United States and I’ll admit that it isn’t my favorite holiday. I lost my mother to an incredibly heroic battle with pancreatic cancer about six years ago and so the barrage of emails, advertisements, and grocery store reminders about remembering moms is a little much to take. This year, though, I started thinking more about how I could honor the legacy of a wonderful woman all days of the year and not just on the second Sunday in May. And then, on a larger scale, I thought about how we as a country and a culture need to do a better job of respecting, supporting, and honoring the incredible work that moms do (we extend that to anyone who does the work of mothering).
Read MoreAnyone who is a regular reader of my blog knows that I have very strong feelings about dress codes, particularly as they pertain to holding girls accountable for the educational experience of boys. So you can only imagine my reaction to the recent spate of controversy about leggings. This week, I examine why the continuing conversation is so damaging to girls and why we should stop holding women responsible for the thoughts of men.
Read MoreLast week, after the news broke about a huge college admissions cheating scandal, many struggled to process what had happened. This month’s blog is my take on the scandal, from the role of privilege in college admissions to the media spotlighting Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman in the scandal.
Read MoreAmy offers a wrap-up of some of the most infuriating and awesome news of the month in her Rants and Raves for February. This week, she takes on arresting an 11-year-old, a bill that would lead to trans-related censorship in South Dakota schools, and the number of women in the race for the 2020 nomination.
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