His fear, palpable and hovering around the edges of many of the comments he makes during a long, discursive interview with Variety
Ken Burns’ Urgent Warning: Why He’s Scared For America’s Future
Category: Education
A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’
The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education gap across the U.S. (Wall Street Journal)
Heeding the lessons of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” a century later
Joyce’s great novel, 100 years later, warns us off nationalism and idolatry, brings us together in life and death. Chris Hedges (Salon)
Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers
Facing pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship. Librarians and students are pushing back. (NBC News)
The Rising!
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
The Erosion of Deep Literacy
Neil Postman put it succinctly, if more broadly, in 1985: Only in the printed word can complicated truths be rationally conveyed. (National Affairs)
Go Outside! Just Keep Your Distance.
Nature makes children happier, science shows
As my wife, daughters and I hiked through the woods at one of the many state parks near our home, I explained to them how we were doing three things that were simultaneously boosting our happiness at that moment. . . (CNN)
Dean’s List 