Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival: 9th Edition
The 9th Edition of the Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival is now posted! Check it out! We need hosts for future editions, so if you are interested, contact me or leave a comment!
Gendered Dogs
I think you all probably know by now that I am very conscious about gender in almost every aspect of my life. I mean, I am the type of teacher that prefers to call a group of students “y’all” because… Read more ›
Linksplosion: Day Off Edition
I had a freebie day off today. A freebie day off is when you are pretty much the only person you know who has the day off. Everyone else is at work, so I stayed home, ate copious amounts of… Read more ›
Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival 9th Edition: Submissions Open!
The Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival is now accepting submissions for the 9th edition on Women in Art! Check here for more information, and get your posts in! The deadline is March 15!
Feminism for a Younger Generation – #femfest Day 2
Today, I am responding to the #femfest day two questions at fromtwotoone.com. The questions are as follows: What is at stake in this discussion? Why is feminism important to you? Are you thinking about your children or your sisters or… Read more ›
Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival, 8th Edition: Feminism & Love
I’m very excited to be hosting this month’s Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival! This month, we are talking about Feminism and Love, and what better time to do it than the shortest, coldest month of the year the month that holds… Read more ›
Feminism evolves, or, at least, it should – #femfest Day 1
Today, I am responding to the #femfest linkup on loveiswhatyoudo.com. The questions are as follows: What is your experience with feminism? What’s a story or a memory or a person that you associate with that word? Why does it have… Read more ›
The Guardian: Say no to armed guards in schools
I have my first ever piece up at The Guardian today! I’m so totally excited!! The piece is published in the Comment is Free section today, and I’m talking about armed guards in schools: On Monday, Congressman Mark Meadows, a… Read more ›
Where Do the Ducks Go in the Winter?
Oh my god, I love Catcher in the Rye. Seriously. Love it. Every time. I tried to explain to my students the other day why I loved it. They haven’t read it, so they were confused. “Is it about baseball?”… Read more ›
This Is Teaching At Its Finest
I love love LOVE this article about teaching Macbeth to junior high students that appeared in the New York Times a few weeks ago: Reading Shakespeare sounds like pandemonium. They take 10 minutes just to give out parts, one boy… Read more ›
Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival Edition 8 Deadline EXTENDED
The Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival Edition 8 deadline has been EXTENDED! I will now be taking posts on Feminism & Love for the February blog carnival until February 22, and the carnival will be posted on February 27. So what… Read more ›
Fearless Females: Pop Culture Role Models, Redux
Y’all saw that my Fearless Females were featured on the Bitch blog for their awesome list of female role models in pop culture, right? Oh, and you saw it on Jezebel, too? Pretty sweet, right? Well, since it got such… Read more ›
Fearless Females: Pop Culture Role Models
I’m also at the Bitch Magazine blog today talking about pop culture role models for my Fearless Females! I’m a feminist and a high school English teacher in the south suburbs of Chicago. Last year, one of the students in… Read more ›
Against Armed Guards in Schools
Today, I’m over at In These Times talking about why having armed guards or police officers in schools is a terrible idea: I have spent most of my life in a school setting: first as a student, then as a… Read more ›
Fearless Females: Resources for Discussing Rape Culture
It seems all of my best lessons happen on accident. I believe that the reason for this is twofold. First of all, I am willing to listen to my students and discover what they are interested in discussing. Secondly, I… Read more ›
I’m Not Ready For Babies, And That’s OK: An Open Response to Janine Kovac
I love reading articles on Role/Reboot. In fact, I am on their list of regular writers. I try to write for them once a month because I appreciate their work in questioning gender norms in relationships – something I’ve been… Read more ›
Quest 2013: Tragedy Makes the Teacher (An Introduction)
For the past two years, I have asked my students to go on a quest through literature in my classes. They think of a time in their lives that they felt discriminated against or like an outcast. Then, they explain… Read more ›
After the Inauguration, Let’s Keep Talking About Gun Control
When you first start out being a teacher, you are worried about the lessons you are planning, whether your students are paying attention, and what prank they will pull on you next. After a few months, you might even worry… Read more ›
Stop Comparing Ourselves to Others
In an effort to be more present, I’m trying to stop comparing myself to others. It seems that this envy or grass-is-always-greener syndrome is an epidemic among women in their late 20’s and early 30’s – at least it seems… Read more ›
My Husband is a ‘Mansumer’
Apparently, my husband is taking part in a national trend that shows that more and more men are doing the household shopping. While I cook the weekly meals, Tim does all of the grocery shopping. Even if we need an… Read more ›