by Laurie | Aug 22, 2017 | Abused Children, Public School, Race Experience
Lovely bulletin boards, PTA fundraisers, and singing kids at assemblies aside; let us not be fooled…shit-showiness is always present to one degree or another. I support public education. YES. I. DO. But the problems that schools have are the same problems that...
by Laurie | Aug 20, 2017 | Child's Experiences, Public School, Race Experience
It’s here…FINALLY! The fashion show of new outfits, the chatter on the playground, the hugging of friends reunited — all these eternal rituals unfold as the clock ticks down to the first bell of the 2017-2018 school year. Students’ anxiety, which hit when the...
by Laurie | Aug 16, 2017 | Child's Experiences, Public School, Race Experience
Excerpt from: The March Begins …I think I can actually smell the hair products, the cold sweats, hear the joyful laughter as well as the well rehearsed inspirational “welcome back” and “looking ahead” assembly speeches and intercom...
