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For Freedom of Expression: How the Flag Unites Voices Across America
I have crossed the country enough times to know that the flag shows up where you least expect it. It rides behind a rusted motorcycle somewhere outside Moab, sn…
Read more about For Freedom of Expression: How the Flag Unites Voices Across AmericaPrayer in Public Schools: Why Is It Controversial When Other Expressions Are Protected?
One spring afternoon a few years back, a high school assistant principal called me about a dustup at lunch. A small group of students had bowed their heads over…
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The school day had barely started when my eighth graders stood for the Pledge. A few eyes tracked the red, white, and blue hanging above the whiteboard. A handf…
Read more about Identity Under the Stars and Stripes: What Role Should Schools Play in Shaping a Child’s Relationship to the American Flag?Gatekeeping the Red, White, and Blue: Should Parents Have More Control Over What Their Children Are Exposed to in School?
A few years ago I sat in a crowded cafeteria for a curriculum night that felt more like a town hall. On one side, parents worried about a new social studies uni…
Read more about Gatekeeping the Red, White, and Blue: Should Parents Have More Control Over What Their Children Are Exposed to in School?Why Does Flying One Flag Ignite Outrage In Modern America
I have stood in front of a classroom where a single flag pinned to a corkboard felt heavier than a textbook cart. The students were the same ones who traded gum…
Read more about Why Does Flying One Flag Ignite Outrage In Modern AmericaStudent Rights or School Rules: Who Decides Which Flags Fly?
Public schools are living on the crossroads of identity, rules, and group ideas. Flags bring all 3. A rectangle of fabric can rally a room, unsettle a hallway, …
Read more about Student Rights or School Rules: Who Decides Which Flags Fly?The American Flag on My Porch: Beautiful, Patriotic, and Adding Curb Appeal
The first flag I ever hung on a porch woke me up before I meant to get out of bed. A faint rustle, a snap of fabric, and then that early light, the kind that ma…
Read more about The American Flag on My Porch: Beautiful, Patriotic, and Adding Curb AppealBecause It’s Patriotic: The Everyday Power of Flying the American Flag
Dawn breaks, the birds stir, and there is a hush that lives in the breath before sunlight. I have raised the Stars and Stripes in fog, in desert heat, and in th…
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