Category: RESPECT
Lucy Diggs Slowe: Defender of Boundaried Spaces for Black Girls in Higher Education
Because safety has always been part of the curriculum—if we make it so [...]
When Children Can’t Follow the Story: Why It’s Not Just About Reading—It’s About Understanding
There’s a quiet crisis happening in classrooms and homes across the [...]
Before We Go Deeper, Can Our Children Read the Page?
There’s a Reason Enslaved People Were Forbidden to Read.
Literacy is [...]
Children Can Learn About People Without Being Taught About Sex
Let’s begin with a truth that seems to be getting lost in today’s deba [...]
A Timeline That Puts It All in Perspective: The History of Sex Education in U.S. Schools
To understand the heated debates around sex education today, it helps [...]
Let’s Take a Breath: Why Sex Education Is Not Like Math or History
There are some who are genuinely wondering:“Why can parents opt [...]
The Children Tried to Tell Us: Reflections on the Supreme Court Decision and What It Should Teach Us
The fact that this even had to reach the Supreme Court should trouble [...]
Why Childhood Should Be Sacred—Not Negotiable
Childhood Is Sacred
There are few things more holy than a child’s lau [...]
Why Black Children Are More Likely to Be Punished Instead of Protected
When Protection Depends on Race
All children deserve to feel safe. Bu [...]
What Trauma Does to a Child’s Brain—And Why Early Intervention Matters
When Childhood Is Shaped by Fear
Children are born with brains wired [...]