Let’s read this book (again) before it is banned like it already is in Oklahoma. I revisited Frederick Douglass’s autobiography, Narrative of the Life of An American Slave. This book is banned in some states such as Oklahoma and joins the list of other books such as I know Why…

Just as projected, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision that resonates through the hallowed halls of Ivy League institutions and beyond, shaking the bedrock of affirmative action in higher education. …

dandilions, sunflowers, and prickly lettuce weeds are welcomed here I was born in the Bronx; Concrete, buildings, cars, people, noise, phelm in the streets, and other things people genially attribute to city living. I have been a homeowner for most of my adult life. I lived in Colorado for thirty…

But What Else is New? Saturn: A Trending App with Familiar Cybersecurity Concerns In recent news, the app Saturn has drawn significant attention. Designed as a tool for high school students, Saturn offers a unique calendar feature allowing students to snap a photo of their high school schedule to automatically…

there’s nothing wrong with using technology in the creative process ‘The lens can’t draw a line, only the hand can do that, the artist’s hand and eye … This whole insight about optical aids doesn’t diminish anything; it merely suggests a different story.’ David Hockney I recently attended a conference…

It’s the Difference Between Technology Training and Technology Education I am not the first person who thinks that technolgy education should be firmly placed under the topic of humanities. In 1969, Paul Goodman stated that technology was a branch of moral philosophy, not science. He went on to state; “…technology…

Again, the far-right has co-opted another phrase and changed its meaning to” Black culture.” The term “woke” has recently found its way into the American political lexicon, becoming the epicenter of several heated debates and controversies. These ongoing discussions around the term have blurred its true essence and origin, transforming…

Everybody has asked the question, and they learned to ask it early of the abolitionist “what shall we do with the negro?” I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! You’re doing with us has already played the mischief with us. Do nothing with us…

“…like all technologies of the past, they are Faustian bargains, giving and taking away, sometimes in equal measures, sometimes more in one than the other.” Neil Postman, “The End of Education” 1995 Reasonable people can agree that the combustion engine has done both good and evil to humanity. The same…