Author: Jason Free

You are not alone. The ACLU is a tremendous resource of information and support for students seeking to make meaningful changes on, and off campus. Reach out, learn, and turn it all into action with as many other people as possible.

At what point do we stop kidding ourselves? Having this debate is just playing into the hands of Big Education and each option comes from the same factory designer. Today, the outputs of Big Brand education and Generic Brand education are essentially the same: 20th-century pedagogy, student conformity, and arrested development for our country (at best). We are being trained, not educated. We are cogs, not people seeking to better their lives, and those around...

Read the full article by Catherine Gewertz HERE.   While standardized testing is bullshit, this delay will undoubtedly impact funding, and a pandemic is no time to slow down funding. Teachers need training on working with students and parents remotely. Students need supplemental study materials and support. What about schools and students in areas where internet access is not easily accessible? What about the mental health issues caused by fear...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPdB7auzc2s This protest is a perfect example of speaking truth to power.¬†Students are much smarter than they are often given credit, and they can see through the bullshit their teachers and administrators try to pass off as the truth.¬†Just like with parents, school workers ought to understand that “just because we said so” does not make it true, and you are only creating more of the predictable and boring barriers between you...