I don’t know why schools don’t collect student feedback as a matter of course. Perhaps it’s because we tend to think of children as empty vessels we can fill with beliefs and facts. But they’re not empty vessels. They have opinions, and they know when they’re happily learning, and when they’re not.
Read MoreSo a calorie isn’t a calorie, according to Lustig. And if you think you’re okay with an alternative sweetener, honey and agave are full of it. We’re completely fructosed.
Read MoreAs a parent though, I didn’t like toy guns which meant… well, I wasn’t sure what they meant, other than vague thoughts of stereotypes and violence. I mistrusted guns in the same way I mistrusted Barbie.
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