GweninIndivisible MovementRedefining Anxiety in the Age of TrumpSince November, I’ve been dreading a Trump presidency. Since Inauguration Day, I’ve dreaded every day of it. But, as a person living with…Feb 17, 20171Feb 17, 20171
GwenReclaiming School Reform for Learning: Transforming Normative Assumptions of Education and…“Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.”Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
GwenAll the things taken as given = all the things fear, greed, or power have prevented from changingthisJun 15, 2016Jun 15, 2016
GwenWhat Does Religion Have To Do w/ Politics Anyway? (More than I Thought As It Turns Out)I’ll be the first to admit that I have a very complicated relationship with organized religion and religious doctrine, ideology, dogma…Apr 10, 2016Apr 10, 2016
GwenDoes School Choice Work? Check Yes, No, Maybe.School choice has grown as a mode of deregulation, though more understood as an ethical urgency, in the face of failing public schools…Mar 16, 2016Mar 16, 2016
GwenStudents Beyond School Buildings: Social and Economic Reforms ARE School ReformIn a 2011 New York Times editorial, Helen Ladd and Edward B. Fiske ask why education policymakers frequently ignore the negative…Mar 16, 2016Mar 16, 2016
GwenWhat Virginia Woolf Taught Me About Mental Illness, Empathy, & LivingA couple of years ago, I read Virginia Woolf’s book, The Waves. It’s probably one of the most beautiful books I’ve read. Of course, it’s an…Oct 9, 2015Oct 9, 2015
GwenFerguson, Native Son, & the Value of Human Existence.I originally wrote this last November. I read it again this summer and it continues to resonate with me. I thought I’d post it here.Aug 22, 2015Aug 22, 2015