He used to sit in the far corner of the room, always quiet, his notebook folded open like a fragile secret. The first thing I noticed wasn’t his silence, but his handwriting – elegant, almost […]
Category: Life
Why Traditional Suspension Fails
It’s not just procedural, it’s psychological. Exclusionary discipline (ISS/OSS/DAEP) removes students from instruction and community, and it reliably produces the very conditions that worsen behavior and learning. The mechanism is well-documented: 1) Punishment without repair […]
Normalizing the Abnormal: Psychology, Environment, and the Moral Fabric of a Fractured Society
When Madness Becomes the Measure of Sanity There is a haunting irony in living in a world where destruction masquerades as progress, and apathy is rebranded as balance. We live in a time when the […]
The Sacred Work of Secondary Teaching: Shaping the Future One Student at a Time
There is a sacredness to teaching that often goes unseen. In the hum of crowded hallways, the rustle of notebooks, and the sigh of teenagers trying to find themselves, secondary teachers stand as both guides […]
Pro-Life in Name, Not in Action
We’ve heard it shouted from pulpits and podiums: “Pro-life.” But is that really what’s happening? Being pro-life should mean more than defending the unborn. It should mean honoring and supporting life in all its forms […]
Ending Human Loneliness with Animal Homelessness
By Jennifer Buergermeister It begins in an old house turned into an office, where I worked as an assistant to a dynamic duo of filmmakers exploring the mysteries of male mystique and violence. Each morning, […]
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Feed the Roots: Reawakening Humanity
Imagine a beautifully tall and lush tree, offering shade, shelter, and a bounty of fruit. There is a part of the tree that supports the health of the whole tree, not in its branches or […]
Facing the Pain: Understanding America’s Anger
As many of us watch and observe the US landscape changing, questions surely arise within each of us who feel like a deer in the headlights. Is what we see challenging us today unspoken and […]
The Biology of our Best and Worse Selves
What would we do if… After watching a TED Talk on human behavior with Stanford University’s Robert Sapolsky, a question was posed: When is any violence the “right kind of violence” that we will accept […]