Recently, one of my former students came to me and asked for some book recommendations for over winter break because she had recently finished The Book Theif on my recommendation, and hadn’t been able to find anything that came close… Read more ›
Today is the National Day of Silence during which students who choose to do so will remain silent all day to draw attention to anti-LGBTQ name calling, harassment, bullying, and violence in schools. Today, many of my own high school… Read more ›
Fighting homophobia and fighting homophobic language are two different things. Often overlapping, yes, but different. When one fights homophobia and homophobic language, one is fighting power structures that are in place. Let’s use the word “gay” as a running example,… Read more ›