This Teacher is Vegan, and Yes, She Has an Agenda
Danielle Pottberg – January 15, 2016
I stopped eating meat when I was 10 — the day I was eating a hamburger on a train, looked outside, and saw two cows on a bright green pasture. I had once biked up to those cows and touched their soft pink noses. I had named them Henry and Frank — and now I […]
In My Book Club, I Discovered the Power of Talking Back
Leeajah Ebron – January 13, 2016
The book discusses class and education, violence in relationships, race, and feminism — all issues that I wanted to learn more about. I was eager to learn how to talk back about these issues when all my life I’ve heard that talking back is disrespectful.
Global Warming, Chocolate, and Making Small Changes
Nashatay Crawford – January 11, 2016
Suddenly, the environmental issues that we were studying and discussing in class became more real and pressing — and that made learning more fun and exciting.