Very long story short, when I was still a relatively young teacher, a senior in my film class bought vodka to class on Halloween and proceeded to "pour one out." I literally have no idea what he was thinking but he was a pretty typical entitled jock type with a high-ranking detective…Â
In dystopian and apocalyptic shows/movies, characters who have to scrounge for fresh drinking water (for example) have perfectly smooth legs, underarms, no period stains on their clothing, etc. If you can't find food, you're not getting edged up, dude. It's as though human biology…Â
Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale. It was assigned either junior or senior year (so 1990 ish for me). There was something about the frankness of Offred's voice, coupled with the most relatable dystopian world-building I'd ever read that truly had me recognizing myself and the world…Â
Okay- this one is for all the KDrama fans: "Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol" starring Lee Jae Wook. As a fandom, we have all just collectively agreed that the last nine minutes of the limited series did not happen. After reading so much buzz that this KDrama has the literal worst ending of…Â
There are headlines all over the country right now from multiple psychiartric associations attesting to the fact that adolescents are in the midst of a mental health crisis. For goddess' sake, we now have SEL (socioemotional learning) elements and training in schools across the nation.…Â
It is truly amazing to me that this country expects you to just have thousands of dollars lying around in order to have teeth and to see when health insurance is a (flawed and unequal) thing.
Couldn't agree more. Indra was so pivotal in the evolution of so many character's arcs, yet never in a stereotyped way (I'm looking at you, Magical Negro stereotype!).
I always felt that teaching To Kill a Mockingbird in middle school is too soon (and it's actually taught in mine). A town would rather let an innocent black man die rather than admit they knew about the incestuous abuse (that may have produced children) going on right under their…Â
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