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This is Henri Claude Douze, who calls me his sister. He came from Florida to speak at my father's memorial service.
In the early 1970s, my father (who died at the beginning of May) and my mother did a medical mission trip to Haiti. Ever since then, my father had a huge love and burden for the Haitian people. My parents sponsored Claude and his brother Joe to come to the United States. Claude and Joe lived here on the farm with us for several years; they were in their early teens, we were elementary-aged kids.
Claude remained here in the U.S., went to medical school, became active in Haitian communities in Atlanta and then in Fort Lauderdale, and continues to serve the wonderful Haitians who have been forced to flee poverty and injustice in their own country. His family is here. His daughter went to college here. He is an asset to this country and an invaluable part of our tapestry. They are Americans.
If you despise lying and hatred, if you reject fear-mongering, if you wish to welcome those fleeing violence and poverty, if you hope to help the unfortunate, please consider donating to my father's favored charity, Medical Aid to Haiti. Put "In memory of James L. Wise" or "In honor of Henri Claude Douze" on your donation.
Thanks, all.
medicalaidtohaiti.org/
3 days ago
Thank you for revealing that wonderful truth.
That is a remarkable and beautiful story.. thank you for sharing. 🌹
Beautiful. May God bless and protect you.
Thank you for sharing.
Susanna Jarrett and I had a blast talking through myths of brain science--such as left-brain vs. right-brain, "learning styles," and the importance of IQ. If you haven't followed our podcast yet, be sure to give today's new episode a try.
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Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett want to help you guide your children's education, whether that education happens at home, online, or in a school7 days ago
I did not know you had a podcast. How wonderful! I will look it up. Your history books have been an integral part of my homeschooling journey these past ten years, and I've been so grateful for your voice these past few years because I too am a Christian who does NOT align with Trump...a seemingly rare thing in the homeschooling world. Thank you for your thoughtful arguments and for sharing your life with us.
An excellent opinion piece about how frazzled high-achieving high school students are not only overwhelmed and overloaded (something I've been saying for years) but are also being *taught* to prioritize shallow, quick thinking.
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We have pushed high school students into maximizing every part of their days and nights. Those who take the bait are remarkably compliant, diluting themselves between their internships and Canva presentations. We condition students to do a so-so job and then move on to the next thing. We need to let them slow down. Critical cognition, by definition, takes time...
It’s no wonder kids are so fried when they get home that they retreat to their screens. And in the maelstrom, home life gets eroded, too. “Between classes and sports, I never see my child,” a well-meaning parent at my prior school told me. “I come into their room and drop dinner on their desk. I feel like a prison warden.”
Students, parents, teachers — none of them are aligned about what they want, and as a result, all parties are blindly agreeing to go on like this and see what happens. Even with the deans, advisers, health and wellness counselors, ethics-in-technology coordinators and therapy dogs that are also wedged into some students’ day-to-day experience, nothing seems to alleviate the anxiety. While parents may push back about stress and grades to teachers and administrators, the wider problem persists because the beast is too amorphous.
Without a collective pushback, the general squeezing of things will continue apace. And that squeezing is now happening in classrooms. Reading full-length books can feel like a transgressive act when the National Council of Teachers of English in 2022 announced its support for the idea to “decenter book reading” in English language arts education. Instead, they suggest “critically examining digital media and popular culture” as more worthwhile...
Let’s not forget that exploration is the catalyst of learning. If we allow for more unbroken stretches of time, we begin to see those meadows that have been in front of us the whole while. When students are allowed uninterrupted thought, they can build ideas together. A gut reaction to a character’s monologue can lead to understanding of another passage, which can lead students to connect not only with fiction but also with one another.
What was once invisible becomes apparent; sustained thought offers a grounding ...
Opinion | High Schoolers Need to Do Less So That They Can Do Better (Gift Article)
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We need to let students slow down. Critical cognition, by definition, takes time.1 week ago
Multum non multa
This is so true. I'm tutoring my school age nephew in Physics (in the UK) and I was astounded at the sheer quantity of material compared to when I studied the same. It is totally unnecessary. The vibe of education seems to have become: "This is how you fool the world you have an in depth knowledge of <X>" rather than actually teaching or even wanting to teach anything.
I look forward to reading this in its entirety. However, the comment shared about English educators wanting to decenter book reading hits a nerve. The amount of books I read in high school English vs the amount read by my current HS junior is just astonishing and sad. 😞