Aug 21, 2017
Teaching in Trumpland
“Fueled by the 2016 campaign, ugly prejudices deeply rooted in our community would slither into the light.”
“Fueled by the 2016 campaign, ugly prejudices deeply rooted in our community would slither into the light.”
Many writers spend years looking for the light at the end of the adjunct tunnel. I took another route: teaching high school.
“I generally try to keep politics out of the classroom, but this year it hasn’t been possible.”
As an educator, I’m still discerning what it means to try and protect my students while empowering them.
“You hope and hope they’ll get their chance and you know it’s possible they won’t.”
The police are there, expecting us, academics in revolutionaries’ outfits.
“We need to move our schools toward increased inclusion and disability justice.”
“My father could do no more than snap a picture.”
