Tag: Schools

Students should be mindful despite lifting mask mandates

Photo courtesy of Anna Schvets, Pexels. On March 3, Ramapo College sent out an email with the subject “Campus Communication on Coronavirus” explaining how the college anticipates mask mandates will be lifted, allowing the institution to transition to a “face covering friendly” environment. In other words, starting on March 28, […]

Book banning promotes censorship in education

Photo courtesy of Element5 Digital, Pexels. Book banning is a long-standing battle teachers, librarians and book-lovers have been fighting. The topic resurfaced into the mainstream news when “Maus,” a graphic novel written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman based on his father's experience during the Holocaust, was banned by a Tennessee school […]

Teachers shouldn’t have to defend students with guns

Graphic courtesy of Dave Conner, Flickr There was nothing that compares to the presence that the victims had following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Their constant appearances on television and their speeches that went viral across the Internet is unparalleled. Their message was clear: they […]