Education - xoJane

On Kiera Wilmot, And Being A Smart Black Girl

Mikki Kendall — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:00:00 -0400

I set the science lab on fire when I was in 8th grade. Not on purpose.

A Florida Teenager's Science Experiment Goes Wrong And Authorities Assume She Was Trying To Blow Up The School, Because SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IS DEAD, I GUESS

Lesley — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:00 -0400

I don't know that I want to live in a world where kids can't occasionally blow stuff up by accident in chemistry experiments. And not get charged with a felony for doing it.

This Week In the "Don't Say 'Vagina'" Files: Idaho Teacher Investigated for Teaching Human Anatomy

s.e. smith — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:30:00 -0400

No matter how many euphemisms he cloaked it in, it still would have been viewed as unacceptable for him to teach his students about reproductive anatomy, and worse, to talk about orgasms.

In the Wake of Hate Speech, I Stand With Oberlin

Jessie M. — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0500

This is not an overreaction by students and faculty, but taking action, engaging in open dialogue to not only prevent future acts of hate, but to have a space to articulate feelings of fear and anger -- sentiments that are completely understandable considering the situation.

Stop Telling Girls Their Hemlines Are Too Short

s.e. smith — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:30:00 -0500

The hyperfocus on what girls are wearing with a healthy heaping of judgment sends precisely the opposite message, underscoring that girls should be constantly concerned about what they are wearing and who might be judging them for it.

Bullied At School? Get A Breast Reduction!

s.e. smith — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:30:00 -0500

Telling women they need smaller bazongas if they want to avoid bullying is feeding into a larger and really gross culture about women and bodies.

5 Reasons You Should Probably Learn A Second Language

Rebecca — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:30:00 -0500

While it’s cool to know that being bilingual has scads of smarty-pants benefits, the study overlooks many other things that are awesome about knowing more than one language. But don’t worry -- I’m here to help with five more!

I Miss My Campus Job Teaching People About Sex Toys (Plus, 5 Sex Toys That Always Freak People Out, Now Demystified)

Julia Pugachevsky — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:00:00 -0500

It was just one of those things that I knew I'd regret not doing on my deathbed. (Now, if I live to reach grandma status, my grandkids will know I used to explain to people the pros and cons of all the different types of dildos!)

Blooomberg Businessweek Invites Readers to Vote on "Attractiveness" of Women Students at B-Schools

s.e. smith — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:00:00 -0500

Women students already struggle with sexual harassment in business school in particular, and polls like these only encourage male students to think of them as perks of an MBA, rather than human beings.

I Was Black at a White School

Demetria L. Lucas of Clutch — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:00:00 -0400

It’s a downside of private education that I’ve often heard discussed and worried over, mostly by Black parents who want the best education -- often perceived not to be a public one or in a predominately Black environment -- for their kids.

Why Are Public Schools Resisting the Need for Policies to Support Transgender Students?

s.e. smith — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:00:00 -0400

Given the rising number of discussions about bullying and how to fight it in schools, it’s particularly shameful that the people at fault for the bullying of transgender students in elementary school are often adults.

Rep. Jeff Landry: We Don't Need No Stinkin' LGBT Studies!

s.e. smith — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:30:00 -0400

This needs to stop. The US school system is already a grave mockery and a travesty, and situations like this aren’t helping.

It Happened to Me: I Was in Special Ed

Lachrista Greco — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:00:48 -0400

I was placed in Special Ed, because that’s what people do with you when they can’t figure you out.

Judge Punishes Honours Student With Two Jobs for Being Late To School

s.e. smith — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:00:21 -0400

Oddly enough, the best place for youth is not the prison system.

Why I Take My Kid to A Fundamentalist Christian Playgroup

Kate Collins — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:00:23 -0400

Like most-inner city liberal types I had a mental picture of fundamentalists drawn mainly from "Big Love" and news coverage of the Yearning for Zion women. In my head, they are buttoned-up in modest clothing and full of blind devotion to their husbands.

It Happened to Me…I am 31 and Still in School

Meaghan Frauts — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:23 -0500

And I don’t mean: “I took time off to have a family, run a corporation and now I am back.” I mean: “ I have been doing nothing but school since I was 3 years old.”

It Happened To Me: I Went To College At 15

s.e. smith — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:06 -0500

A lot of interesting things happened to me that semester, and some people felt they were because of my age, but I think they had a lot more to do with the fact that I was away from home for the first time.