http://dir.salon.com/topics/schools/?source=rss&aim=schools en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/18/autism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/18/autism/index.html?source=rss I wish she'd consult a specialist, but she thinks she knows what's best. By Kate Harding Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/12/post_columbine_safety/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/12/post_columbine_safety/index.html?source=rss Under a zero-tolerance policy to prevent school violence, a 6-year-old is kicked out for carrying camping gear By Andrew Leonard Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/23/china_s_tofu_construction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/23/china_s_tofu_construction/index.html?source=rss A rescue worker's lament while searching the rubble in Sichuan. Plus: Three minutes of no searching, in honor of the dead By Garrison Keillor Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/09/19/september/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/09/19/september/index.html?source=rss Get a grip. We have passed the great test of a republic to survive the most incompetent leadership ever. By Matthew Fishbane Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/08/30/kozol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/08/30/kozol/index.html?source=rss Jonathan Kozol, author of "Letters to a Young Teacher," talks with Salon about why No Child Left Behind squelches learning and about reading Rilke's sonnets to first graders. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/11/nomad_child/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/11/nomad_child/index.html?source=rss I seem to have lost some part of myself and wish I could get it back. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/04/status_anxiety/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/04/status_anxiety/index.html?source=rss One chum is working on a cure for cancer; one has started his own political party. All this overachieving is giving me status anxiety. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/24/13_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/24/13_year_old/index.html?source=rss We took her in because her home life was unbearable. Now my home life is unbearable. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/07/confused_17_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/07/confused_17_year_old/index.html?source=rss I don't know what my friends are talking about, and I don't know what my problem is. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/21/procrastination/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/21/procrastination/index.html?source=rss I finally got through law school but I'm having a problem with procrastination. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/17/wrong_art/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/17/wrong_art/index.html?source=rss Should I paint, or sculpt, or write? I can't decide. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/07/art_history/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/07/art_history/index.html?source=rss I hit the wall in my dead-end job, I'm sleeping on a friend's floor, but I have a dream! By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/09/unambitious_man/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/09/unambitious_man/index.html?source=rss How important is education in a relationship, and can we be happy if he is less ambitious than I am? By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/07/creative_duty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/11/07/creative_duty/index.html?source=rss I know I am different. I know I go for broke. What if my gift is rejected? By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/23/harassment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/23/harassment/index.html?source=rss A certain 50-ish lothario lured a student into his office and made clumsy advances. Should a complaint be lodged? By Carol Lloyd Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/19/day_of_silence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/19/day_of_silence/index.html?source=rss Not really getting the message, vandals and school administrators seek to silence the national Day of Silence. By Lynn Harris Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/02/legotown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/02/legotown/index.html?source=rss Seattle after-school program temporarily bans the bumpy plastic building blocks of capitalist meritocracy. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/30/battered_law_student/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/30/battered_law_student/index.html?source=rss I am humiliated and outraged and don't know what to do. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/29/university/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/29/university/index.html?source=rss I'm an older student, and I could take a more prudent course, but... By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/06/academic_betrayal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/06/academic_betrayal/index.html?source=rss Advice for creative types everywhere: Grow a thick skin. You're going to need it. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/02/graduate_schools/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/02/graduate_schools/index.html?source=rss Why do arts graduate schools, in particular, bring out our vulnerabilities? By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/01/creative_writing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/01/creative_writing/index.html?source=rss I got into the hot creative writing MFA program I dreamed of, but now I feel I don't belong. By Cary Tennis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/31/settling_with_the_dead/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/31/settling_with_the_dead/index.html?source=rss My friend's father is just one more reason feminism exists -- but can we say that? By Sarah Karnasiewicz Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/31/hothouse_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/31/hothouse_kids/index.html?source=rss The author of a new book about gifted children talks about the big business of "enrichment" and the joys of just being average. By Garrison Keillor Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/30/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/30/keillor/index.html?source=rss We're sticking the next generation with debt and an unjust war. Solution: We must cut healthcare for people with "Bush-Cheney" bumper stickers.