I had a moment yesterday when I looked at my calendar of lesson plans, and only the second half of August is filled out. Because it isn’t even September yet. How is it not even September yet?! I realize it… Read more ›
Two years ago today, Tim proposed to me. He did it by taking me to the Arboretum (which totally faked me out because it was my idea to go there in the first place that day), getting down on one… Read more ›
Janni is one of my favorite bloggers and tweeters out there. As a teacher, she is passionate and cutting-edge. As a feminist, she is ardent and intuitive. Her support has meant the world to me, and just being able to… Read more ›
You may remember Cat Rocketship from her guest post last year about feminism and being a housewife. I absolutely loved that post, and I absolutely love this one, too. My favorite thing about Cat, which is also why I asked… Read more ›
I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to interact with Carrie. Since well before I joined the Gender Across Borders team, and ever since, Carrie has literally had nothing but wonderful things to say to me, about me,… Read more ›
An internet friend of mine recently introduced me to Stephanie’s blog, Practicing Parenting, and I am so glad she did. This blog is awesome. She’s a feminist parent, and a stay-at-home mom who teaches her kids about gender equality. How… Read more ›
When I met Colleen, we were at a reading for Reality Bites Back with Jenn Pozner. After the reading, she pulled me aside and said “I don’t know you at all, but I hear you’re a teacher and I want… Read more ›
I have been so fortunate to make the acquaintance of Liana on Twitter (what a cool tool for meeting new, like-minded people!). She has been great fun to interact with, and has been incredibly supportive. When she reacted to a… Read more ›
Can I just say I love Jillian? OK, I’ll say it: I love Jillian. I have been asking her to write this post pretty much since we met, or at least since she told me the story about her grandmother… Read more ›
Lauren and I originally connected through our love of teaching, even in spite of her giving it up to pursue a career in the nonprofit sector. She became a writer for Equality 101, and after that, we were fortunate to… Read more ›
Today, I’m over at Gender Across Borders talking about women working in Nepal’s tourism industry. Employing women as tour guides has so many wonderful implications for women, the economy, the tourism industry, and the tourists themselves. Women working in the… Read more ›
I have been so fortunate to meet Avital through Twitter and our work with Gender Across Borders. She is always ready to provide advice, an ear, or – in today’s case – a guest post. Avital’s feminism and activism has… Read more ›
This letter from a Sendai teacher gives me hope. My freshman year of high school, my English teacher refused to read Lord of the Flies with us because he couldn’t believe that, given the worst possible situation, humans would sink… Read more ›
An article from WBEZ today states that teachers are feeling ‘beat down’ as the school year starts. As students prepare to begin another school year, their teachers are hopping mad. They’re facing layoffs and deep budget cuts and many say… Read more ›
Penny has fleas. Apparently, this is something that happens to dogs, and it really isn’t a big deal unless the fleas go undiscovered and vampire too much blood out of the dog, causing anemia. Yes, I just used vampire as… Read more ›
Yesterday, I gushed about Matt Damon. Today, I saw his entire speech at the Save Our Schools rally, and I love him even more. Here’s the text of the speech from the Washington Post for your reading pleasure: I flew… Read more ›
Remember from a few days ago how we were getting ready to move out a bunch of our old, college-style furniture and replace it with new, grown-up furniture? Well, it’s done, and I could not be happier with our apartment.… Read more ›
Thank you, Matt Damon. I always knew I liked you. I would like to see some context to this video, though. From the clip we get, it seems like both the reporter and the cameraman are staunchly conservative people who… Read more ›
This piece was originally posted at The MamaFesto. When my husband, Tim, and I got married, I didn’t change my name. Reactions to this ranged from shock and dismay to a pat on the back, though nothing got to me… Read more ›
Today at A Practical Wedding, there’s a Reclaiming Wife post about how babies don’t ruin your marriage. We still go out to places, just the two of us, but I’ll admit that it’s more rare. Don’t get me wrong—we go… Read more ›