Education
Striking Teachers Deserve Our Support
Teachers play a critical role in the lives of our youth and they have long been neglected by both state legislatures and local communities. Certainly there are isolated schools and school systems with adequate support, but these are the exception, not the rule. Not only do many teachers work long hours for ridiculously low pay […]
Sunday Reflections: What Malala means to me as a woman and a librarian, a reflection on women’s issues in the news
Image Source: Amnesty International It was kind of an interesting week to be a woman. This week, Malala Yousafzai earned the Noble Peace Prize for her efforts to fight for female and youth education in Pakistan and around the world. It’s an amazing thing. I saw this wondrous feat championed on Twitter and I celebrated. […]
Sunday Reflections: Not All Educations are Created Equal
I was speaking to someone the other day about the issue of growing poverty in the U.S. when the friend shocked me by victim blaming kids living in poverty. The most surprising part of it all was that this friend is a social work major who is going into the field to help children. She […]
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As I thought about writing my post earlier today about teachers, I couldn’t help but think of my 4th grade teacher. I remember her name, I remember what she looked like, and I remember the intense hatred I had for her. You see, in the 4th grade my parents separated and divorced. We went from […]
Summer Reflections: Thinking about teachers as a public librarian
Karen as a Freshman Before I can tell you about the best teacher I ever had, I have to tell you about the worst. I started a new school in a new state in the 9th grade, my first year of high school. My English teacher that year had just returned from teaching English in […]
Karen’s Top 10 Posts for 2013
Ah, the end of the year. Time to reflect on all that we have accomplished in 2013 (or not). Or, really, it’s time to go on vacation and I need a quick and easy post. Plus, we have new followers (**waves hi**) and you may have missed these posts, which we really like and want […]
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Rant: Failing our Kids
Everyone wants their kid to succeed in life. There’s no question about that statement- no matter who the kid is, we want them to succeed. But what happens when the system that we as a country are giving them is failing them? I literally work with kids who would resemble today’s 80’s movies, like Breakfast […]
Series Focus: Youth and Poverty
Poverty is one of the growing issues our tweens and teens face today. Since 2008, many people who have never had to worry about feeding their children now do. We are doing a series that focuses on the issue of growing poverty, how it is affecting the lives of our patrons, and what it really […]
The Curious Case of the Gender Based Assignment
A pink piece of paper set on the counter with these instructions: The students were to do a living Texas history project. Girls were instructed to pick one girl who has made a significant contribution to Texas history, write a 5 sentence report, create a costume, and learn a brief speech about their historical figure. […]
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