I SIGNED UP for Janie's SOC 202 course unwillingly. From the start, I was suspicious of the course title: Problems in Society. The fact that it was a sociology course only made it worse. I had grown up in an Amish-Mennonite world, and I … [Read more...] about Jane Hoyt-Oliver: The Power of Caring
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Bethany & Sharon: When a student schools the Master
IT’S HARD TO admit you’re wrong. It’s especially difficult when the person criticizing you — someone you’re sure knows far less than you — doesn’t merit your respect. Like an annoying high school student. Yet some of my most powerful lessons … [Read more...] about Bethany & Sharon: When a student schools the Master
Sooki: “More than a pet lost”
This week, Steven Denlinger is leading his high school journalism team to NSPA’s Spring Convention in San Francisco. In his place, senior editor Kara Fohner offers a Guest Column previously published in The Lenoir News-Topic. EVERY TIME I walk … [Read more...] about Sooki: “More than a pet lost”
Alice Aspen March: The right kind of attention
I'M IN THE middle of the Pennsylvania countryside, not far from Lancaster. It’s July, and fields of bright green corn line the winding roads. My grandfather has finally died at the age of 96, and I’m driving to his funeral to honor him. I’m … [Read more...] about Alice Aspen March: The right kind of attention
J.K. Rowling: The Penance of Snape
Spoiler alert: If you have not yet read or viewed the Harry Potter series, I recommend that you do. I reveal numerous plot twists in this blog. I FIRST ENCOUNTERED J.K. Rowling’s writing on a trip to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I was chaperoning a … [Read more...] about J.K. Rowling: The Penance of Snape
Dave Schlabach: The Gift of Grit
BECOMING A BRICKLAYER wasn’t a sure thing in my family. When I reflect on my teen years, I’m surprised it ever happened. In fact, the only reason it happened is Dave Schlabach. Let me remind you of my size back then— just in case you don’t … [Read more...] about Dave Schlabach: The Gift of Grit
