by Butch Mazzuca | Dec 13, 2021 | Fun With Language, Kids & Education, Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
Do you remember your first time? I sure remember mine. And no, it’s not what you’re probably thinking right now. The year was 1955 when my Uncle Joe asked my parents if I could join him to visit my paternal grandparents in Pasadena California. For a 10-year-old... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Sep 6, 2021 | American Life, Kids & Education, Recent Commentaries
Why are trans youth more visible these days? Is it due to more widespread acceptance, or more media coverage? And just how many trans kids are there? Good questions all, so, let’s begin by defining the term gender dysphoria, which simply stated is the unease a... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 7, 2021 | American Life, Kids & Education, Recent Commentaries
Education Week Magazine described Critical Race Theory as an academic concept embracing the core idea that racism is a social construct; that it is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies. The... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | May 24, 2021 | Kids & Education, Recent Commentaries
Today I want to congratulate our graduating seniors, and at the same time offer a few insights I wish someone had given me when I graduated high school a million years ago. And the first of those insights begins with the best definition of success I’ve ever come... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Oct 19, 2020 | Kids & Education, Life Lessons, Recent Commentaries
Children are the most naturally loving little creatures on earth, and they have a unique way of spreading their love around, which is no small thing these days because let’s face it, sometimes the world can be downright mean. So today I wanted to share a few quotes... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | May 21, 2018 | Kids & Education
William Burroughs once wrote, “The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.” Which begs the question, does the American education system create the space where differing philosophies are presented and collide, where a wide variety of... Read More
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