A colleague of mine, a biologist, (let’s call him Ken) teaches an upper-level college course on genetics. Course requirements include the usual—class participation, quizzes, exams, and …a scientific paper. Each semester, when Ken mentions the paper the classroom erupts in shrieks and murmurs. Immediately after the noise dies down, hands shoot into the air and Read More
In this election bedtime story, the hardworking, but flawed, queen did not slay the orange dragon with the terrible roar. Instead, the villagers made the dragon their king and banished the queen to a cottage somewhere in Upstate New York. Many parents, caregivers, teachers, especially Clinton supporters, struggle to explain the outcome of the story Read More