Ages ago, back in February, I was teaching Health, Values and Ethics for two sections of 11th graders at Edmund Burke High School, which is a school community that is both (mostly) affluent and progressive. As students receive a fair amount of health content in other grades, this became a…

Recently, at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in DC, I attended an emotional performance, a ritual that was unlike any I’ve seen or been part of. …

by Jason Biehl 12 years ago, I witnessed an interaction in a school, and the memory came back to me last week. *** I’m sitting in the hallway of Redding Elementary School in San Francisco, washing plastic eggs from the Fisher Price kitchen in the water fountain. As a PIP…

On Friday, July 15th in DC, I had the opportunity to judge the quarterfinals of Brave New Voices and the young poets blew me away with their words, emotion and passion. I’ve taught/learned from youth for 15 years and this event made me even more aware of how much monotony…

(by Jason Whitney Biehl) Your “Proud to be American” Bigots Who Confuse Ignorance and Patriotism Who Spew Vitriol at Our President Who Feel Wronged Enough to Take Our Country Back! Who Buy Guns in Fear and Anger Taught To Hate Immigrants To Build a Wall In Their Minds And Hearts …