An Open Letter

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

William Butler Yeats

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To Empathy: An interesting question was raised in one my classes this week. It asked, "Can you have too much empathy?" This question was...

To Pearl Harbor: December 7th, 1941 iconically became known as the day that will live in infamy. Seventy-seven years ago, the Pearl...

Dear Creationists, Let's talk about evolution. To close off November, I thought we might take a dive into science. Personally, I am super...

Dear Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving 2018 is less than a week away, and I've been thinking a lot about what has happened since this time last...

Dear This Week, In the past, I've written letters about 'this week' in history, and all of the various things that happened in our past....

As my semester has picked up, I unfortunately did not have a chance to write an Open Letter this week. I had so much that I wanted to...

Dear Nationalism, Welcome back, you slimy excuse for hate. This week, Donald Trump declared himself to be a 'nationalist,' clearly...

Dear Today in History, If you've been reading this blog consistently, you've probably noticed that I occasionally like to turn back to...

Dear Exxon, Let's take a break from the endless nightmare that is Brett Kavanaugh's white privilege, shall we? And instead, let's talk...

Dear Kavanaugh Supporters, I just wanna talk. This week marked the beginning and end of the FBI’s investigation into Dr. Christine Blasey...

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