Monthly Archives: February 2017

When Feminism Starts in Fifth Grade

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Can ten-year-olds be feminists? Absolutely. This group of fifth graders just voted to forfeit their basketball season unless their co-ed team is allowed to compete, girls included. Feminism is not a radical world view.  It’s simply the proposition that women and girls are human.  These ten-year-old boys and girls in

Basketball, Boycotts, Child development, Child-rearing, Childhood, Cooperation, Feminism, Gender equity in sports, Social justice, Women, Women's issues Read more

The Joys–and Uses–of Teaching Anthropology

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Yes, I’ve retired from full-time teaching.  Yes, I sometimes miss it, and may well return to the classroom from time to time. For now, I was tickled to read of the impact that a research methods class I taught a few years back has had on a student.  Apparently, he’s

Anthropology, Ethnography, Internet, Research methods, Teachers Read more