Tag: Activist

2 Minute Activist- Gratitude

I taped this on Thanksgiving, but didn’t get it up to YouTube until now. Reviewing it, I hope it doesn’t come across as too negative, but the reality is that in activism, it often seems to be 1 step forward,

Why I Never Use the Word Homophobia in the Classroom

Why I Never Use the Word Homophobia in the Classroom (Part Two of a Series on the Pedagogy of Creative Writing) I’m not an activist. I’m a teacher. Both require some manipulation to yield the desired results. One of those