Judge Learned Hand, speaking to educators in 1952, deplored an atmosphere "where nonconformity with the accepted creed, political as well as religious, is a mark of disaffection".
Once in a while, more hands go up for "better", particularly when I'm speaking to educators.
But the past few years of writing books, speaking to educators and traveling the world as the U.S. cultural ambassador has left me anxious to do something athletic again.
This was a moment years in the making and I thought back to 2011 when Obama made a visit to Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Virginia, to speak to students, educators, and educational leaders about America's need to deliver a world-class education, specifically citing the integration of the music of Duke Ellington into the school's curriculum.
I frequently speak to students, parents, educators, mental health workers, law enforcement officers, and policymakers to educate them about the development of the teenage brain and the effects of alcohol and drug use on brain function and to dispel commonly-held myths about teens and drinking.
I don't go to conferences and talk to educators and speak as I'm speaking to you.
Remind your white friends that if POC "anti-racist" educators speak to white people to give white people a voice, they are no ally.
Several years ago, I had the privilege to hear noted gay writer and founder of the It Gets Better Project, Dan Savage, speak to a group of educators in Seattle.
She's spoken to executives, educators, parents and teenagers about the risks of parents who push too hard and help too much, and frankly, she mocks our supposed Goldilocks ways (which I attempted to defend).
When speaking to other educators, he stresses the importance of reaching not just the A students, who are already likely to succeed, but the B students, who might succeed if they were more deeply engaged by their teachers.
