December 16, 2018–Standing By and Standing Up
Paul Baglyos, Baltimore, MD Warm-up Question When does standing by require standing up? Standing By and Standing Up Montgomery County, Maryland is considering a revamped proposal to allow public high school students to take as many as three excused absences...
December 9. 2018–Stay in Your Lane
Kris Litman-Koon, Isle 0f Palms, SC Warm-up Questions What are some topics of conversation in which you are able to adequately participate based on your experience or knowledge (e.g. politics, sports analysis, music reviews, comic books)? Conversely, are there topics...
December 2, 2018–Heroes Redeemed
Danny Stone, Marion, IA Warm-up Question Who are your heroes? What makes someone a hero? Heroes Redeemed On Monday, November 12 a flurry of text messages spread through the high schools of Marion, Iowa. Maybe at your high school too....
November 25, 2018–What Kind of King?
Angie Larson, Clive, IA Warm-up Question Who is your favorite king or queen, real or fictional? What qualities do they have? What Kind of King? Immediately following the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburg, PA, Tarek El-Messidi took...
November 18, 2018–Birth Pangs
Mary Ellen Helms, Loveland, OH Warm-up Question What are some of the things going on in the world that worry you? How do you picture the end of the world? Birth Pangs When we turn on our smartphones these days,...