Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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How to Adopt a Culturally Responsive Mindset
How to Adopt a Culturally Responsive Mindset Stephen Katzel is the author behind Win Your First Year of Teaching Middle School: Strategies and Tools for Success. He is an educator with a passion for middle school education and helping new teachers: For decades, differing opinions have existed on how to teach social studies, with no…
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What Will Teachers Carry Over From the Pandemic
What Will Teachers Carry Over From the Pandemic Into ‘Normal Times’? Jennifer Orr is in her third decade of teaching elementary school students in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. She is a National Board Certified Teacher, mom to two teenagers, and an obsessive reader of books of all kinds: Teaching through COVID, virtually, concurrently, and…
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Finalists for National Principal
Finalists for National Principal of the Year Cite School Culture, Equity A Connecticut high school principal who is guided by the philosophy, “Just Love Them.” A Texas school leader who swears by a culture of high expectations for students and staff. And a California educator, who waded into uncomfortable and controversial racial issues to improve…
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Vaping Is Still a Big Problem, New Data Show
Vaping Is Still a Big Problem, New Data Show. Here’s What Schools Can Do About It A Juul electronic cigarette starter kit at a smoke shop in New York on Dec. 20, 2018. In a deal announced Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year…
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Their N.C. School District Was Pandemic
Their N.C. School District Was Pandemic-Ready. Here’s Why There are probably no tarot cards or crystal balls in the central office of North Carolina’s Union County school district. But you could be forgiven for thinking that someone there has a sixth sense about the future. The district went big on intensive tutoring years before it…
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As Students, They Felt Disconnected. As Leaders
As Students, They Felt Disconnected. As Leaders, They Champion Equity The paths Leslie Torres-Rodriguez and Madeline Negrón took to lead Connecticut’s Hartford public schools share important similarities—and the end results seemed unlikely when they themselves were students in the state’s schools. Both were born in Puerto Rico and came to the U.S. mainland as children.…
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Parkland Victims’ Families Reach $25M
Parkland Victims’ Families Reach $25M Settlement With Broward School District By Scott Travis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel — October 19, 2021 3 min read In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo, law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., following a deadly shooting at the school. In this…
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Critical Race Theory Law Violates Teachers
Critical Race Theory Law Violates Teachers’ Free Speech, ACLU Argues in New Lawsuit Newly passed Oklahoma legislation banning how race and gender can be taught in classrooms is vague, sweeping, arbitrary—and unconstitutional, alleges a new lawsuit filed in federal court. The lawsuit contends that the law will have a chilling effect on what K-12 teachers,…
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Is Censuring a ‘Rogue’ School Board Member
Is Censuring a ‘Rogue’ School Board Member a Free Speech Violation? High Court to Decide Amid a backdrop of K-12 school boards nationwide besieged by controversies over pandemic measures, teaching about race, and LGBTQ rights, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon take up a case involving situations where a member of a board is the…
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How Critical Race Theory Made an Appearance
How Critical Race Theory Made an Appearance in Abortion Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard nearly three hours of arguments about whether the federal government or other litigants may challenge a restrictive Texas abortion law that delegates enforcement to private individuals. The issue is relevant to education because…
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