kariskoett's blog

It's been a topic of thought for me for quite some time, although to be honest, there aren't a lot of people who are willing to have a real conversation about it.  Most people just expect you to believe as they do, particularly the really religious ones, at least - and this is a completely unfair blanketed statement that I am already regretting - Christians.  Read More »

Zainab Salbi is a remarkable woman who moved from Iraq and married (and later divorced) an Iraqi American, and then, in response to the increasing conflict in her country, founded Women for Women International for the purposes of supporting women who are essentially becoming the [unrecognized and unsupported] backbone of many wartorn communities and countries.  They are raped, widowed, and left t  Read More »

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Although I enjoy reading other people's posts, and this has certainly been a venue for conversation, debate, and learning, I am frustrated with my newfound addiction. As if I need yet another reason to be on the computer all the time!!  Read More »

This is really a two-fold dilemma for teachers.  On the one hand, they are rarely held accountable for what they teach and for what actually happens in the classroom.  Generally the feeling of teachers is very territorial.  “This is my classroom, my space, stay out.”  The defensive nature of an educator is universal.  This could be for several reasons, including feelings of being unapprec  Read More »

Like many things, education is one of those issues that everyone likes to have an opinion about whether they know what they’re talking about or not.  My goal is to discuss the problem in education, because there is a problem, from the bottom up.  This first discussion will be on, as the title suggests, Family Idiocracy.  Read More »

Ever since I was given the writing prompt about what my names are, I have been obsessed with what we call each other.  Names are not so simple as we would like to think.  Our names are our identities.  So what is your name?  What story does your name tell?  Where does it come from?  Where has it been?

I've had lots of names.  We'll start with the original:  Read More »

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