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July 31, 2009

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Shelved with: The Reading Life
Tagged With: Race, Civil Rights, Community, Democracy, History, Prejudice
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The Woman, the Problem, the Dream…and the Hope?

September 2, 2008

Some of our struggles: from Sojurner Truth, who asks, “Ain’t I a Woman?” From W.E.B. Du Bois, who asks, “How does it feel to be a Problem?” From Martin Luther King, Jr., who asks, “Can we bank on this dream?” And from Barack Obama, who claims that, “Yes, we can.”

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Shelved with: Mind & Society|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Race, Alice Walker, Rhetoric, America, Sojurner Truth, Barack Obama, W.E.B. Du Bois, Civil Rights, Women, Community, Drew Hansen, Gender, Jr., Juan Galis-Menendez, Martin Luther King
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Black History in June

June 19, 2008

Celebrating Juneteenth and Loving Day: freedom marches on.

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Shelved with: Mind & Society
Tagged With: Civil Rights, History, Holidays, Juneteenth, Loving Day, Marriage, Race
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Homeschool Moments: Dishing Out BOF, Dealing with Prejudice

June 1, 2008

Overcoming prejudice and distrust is not a one-time attitude adjustment, but a continuing journey in the company of people who are not like us, but who may become our civic friends. Such a strategy might go a long way toward more important goals: building a supportive environment for homeschoolers, and reinvigorating the varied practices of education & learning in America today.

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Shelved with: Education|| Continuing Stories|| Hearts & Minds|| Local Life|| Mind & Society
Tagged With: Elizabeth Eckford, Food, Homeschooling, Lifelong Learning, Martin Haberman, BOF, Memorial Day, Civil Rights, Parenting, Community, Politics, Danielle Allen, Prejudice, Democracy, Race, Education, Ralph Ellison
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On Manifestoes

May 24, 2008

So here are some manifestos of the present day on books, education, faith, and civic life. Though their weight for good or ill, for much or little, is as yet unknown, these are some of the words that will shepherd us into our shared future.

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Shelved with: Community & Time|| Hearts & Minds|| Mind & Society|| The Reading Life|| Reading the Word|| Education|| Civic Life
Tagged With: Civil Rights, Michael Pollan, Classics, Politics, Clay Shirkey, Race, Danielle Allen, Ralph Ellison, Democracy, Religion, Education, Richard Harwood, Faith, Sara Lloyd, History, Writing, Aristotle, Homeschooling, Barack Obama, John Taylor Gatto, Book Publishing, Manifesto
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