Two webinars about diversity and literature

Image from PixabayThere has been a lot of discussion on listservs and blogs lately about evaluating books with diversity in mind (most especially Lane Smith’s recent book There Is a Tribe of Kids–below is a round-up of recent blog posts and discussions)....

Talking About Hard Things

Image from PixabayI am sure I don’t have to enumerate all the the difficult things going on in our country right now, and no matter where you fall on the political spectrum, there are plenty of things that can make your stomach hurt.  I think it is safe to...

Pep talks for SLP

Pausing during the SLP Sprint for some pep talks (Image from Pixabay)Bryce Don’t Play asked blogging friends from across the country (and Canada!) to send her pep-talk videos for SLP-exhausted staff members, and I just came across it today.  I highly...

Listening with open hearts

As news of police shootings of African American men proliferate, and at the shootings in Dallas of police officers, my heart is heavy.  I’ve been trying unsuccessfully to write a blog post about it for several days.  I have some things to say about it related to...