Dear CAPE
Dear Community Alliance for Public Education: Every year we hear about this “opting out” business. We aren’t big fans of standardized tests, but we don’t … Continue reading
Guest Viewpoint
Author: Guest Viewpoint
The Times We’re Living In!
Reflections on being arrested for the climate
We each bring all our past, including childhood traumas we have been working to heal from, to every experience we have, every day. Being arrested … Continue reading
Lamentable Response
The UO loses a teachable moment
It is difficult not to lament the fate of the University of Oregon in light of the inept administrative response to what should have been … Continue reading
Two New Year’s Resolutions
On humor and intelligence
I’ve taught interpersonal communication to college students for 20 years and I thought Gayle Landt’s viewpoint, “Difficult Conversations” [EW 12/8] gave excellent advice. But part … Continue reading
On the Frontlines of the Unhoused
Eugene Needs More rest Stops
There is an old story about a village that dedicated itself to pulling children out of a river, until one day one of their members … Continue reading
Democracy and Education
The War on Local Control of Schools Continues
Local democratic control over education has been under assault for three decades. Sometimes this takes the form of federal mandates to use “Common Core” curriculum … Continue reading
Democracy and Education
Vote yes on Measure 97
Just Do It. Vote Yes on 97 Tax cheats back No on 97 As we approach Election Day, we are being faced with historic decisions. … Continue reading
I Got It Wrong
The $7 million giveaway, part II
Sooner or later it happens. You write or say something and then you have to come clean and admit that you just got it wrong. … Continue reading
Believe Survivors
An open letter to students of University of Oregon
Dear University of Oregon students, You don’t know me. But there are thousands of people like me on your campus. In January 2013, I was … Continue reading
Schools Need a Dose of Democracy
As we celebrate and reflect upon another year “back to school” and brace ourselves for the upcoming election season, we are reminded of George Washington’s words in his 1797 farewell address: “… as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion be enlightened.” Ours is a much different world, but Washington’s logic is just as sound today as it was then. The government we have reflects the state of public enlightenment. Continue reading