The second time around in 9th grade I had a great coach. I had great English teachers. But what helped me into education wasn't only Mr. Smith, who was a dynamic English teacher, who actually inspired me to become an English teacher - but it was one of the really horrible teachers that I had - that would challenge me, knowing my history as a student "Oh, so you want to sit up … [Read more...] about Doc Mumin Describes How He Was Motivated By A Bad Teacher
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Bryn Mawr Girl Transfers And Is Happier At Hillsdale
When Bryn Mawr shut down for Covid, many of my classmates retreated to their family’s second homes, writes Jane Kitchen. I moved into the two-bedroom apartment I share with my mom and my three younger sisters. And everything I’d worked for evaporated.https://t.co/tqW2AhdQZD — Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) January 31, 2022 Bari Weiss is promoting an essay by Jane Kitchen, a former … [Read more...] about Bryn Mawr Girl Transfers And Is Happier At Hillsdale
Keith Knauss Calls Out Lower Merion School Board On Sunshine Law Violations
Keith Knauss is sending a letter to the Lower Merion School Board, calling attention to what he claims are three recent occurrences of the Board violating the Sunshine Act.But First, Who is Keith Knauss? For many years he was a member of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board. When he resigned from that board in October of 2015, Dailylocal.com wrote Knauss said the recent … [Read more...] about Keith Knauss Calls Out Lower Merion School Board On Sunshine Law Violations
Lower Merion Kids Sound Off (Respectfully) About New Principal
Four Lower Merion High School students came to the School Board Meeting on Monday night (January 24) to air their grievances, which were primarily aimed at the school's new interim principal, Jim Scanlon. Scanlon is in the difficult position of trying to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, Sean Hughes, who was killed in a car crash on November … [Read more...] about Lower Merion Kids Sound Off (Respectfully) About New Principal
Citing ‘Cancel Culture,’ Fired Prof Sues St. Joe’s
On Wednesday (January 21), Gregory Manco file a lawsuit in Federal Court against St. Joseph's University (SJU), claiming among other things, that SJU gave credence to completely false, unsupported, undocumented, and implausible allegations of racial bias, and then used those allegations to justify an investigation, suspension and non-renewal of his contract as a Visiting … [Read more...] about Citing ‘Cancel Culture,’ Fired Prof Sues St. Joe’s