Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote a brave self-critical piece in The New York Times, centrally about how she intentionally sent her daughter to a well-funded but failing school, PS 307, in the hopes of using voice to improve it, and how that utterly failed her daughter and failed to impact the school.
Nikole Hannah-Jones’ school choice for her daughter sparks a debate over Black parents, education and sacrifice
Nikole Hannah-Jones's reflection on her daughter’s public school education sparks a larger debate about Black parents, opportunity and community.
Academia: Thoughtfulness With--and Without--Writing
Thursday’s Child Has Far To Go
Effective voice: Beyond exit and affect in online communities - Seth Frey, Nathan Schneider, 2023
Online communities provide ample opportunities for user self-expression but generally lack the means for average users to exercise direct control over community...
In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
On Writing (or not): Part One
Bad habits and why the voice in my head needs to kindly shut up
Why Does Everyone Hate Children?
Why Does Everyone Hate Children?
Composer speaks out as Watertown school board debates LGBTQ+ linked concert piece
The composer who created "A Mother of a Revolution" is speaking out ahead of Tuesday’s Watertown school board vote on whether students at Watertown High School will be allowed to perform the piece.
I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan
The problem wasn’t just the perfectly polished, yet mediocre prose. It’s what’s lost when we surrender the struggle to translate thought into words
Parent Dictated Education | The Paper Pilot
The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology
Exit, Voice, and Platform Loyalty
A recent article by Renée DiResta is interesting for a number of different reasons.
Mother Horrified When Meta’s AI Scours Instagram and Facebook for Invasive Information About Her Young Daughters
Kalie Robins shared a video of her and her daughter singing. Meta AI started prompting her to investigate information about her family.
Why We’re Surrounding Our Kids with AI
A Contrarian Parenting Take by Simone and Malcolm Collins
