Tag: PBS newshour
Wednesday News Day: The Ukraine War One Year Later from the Point of View of the Children and the Medics.
Yegor’s neighborhood by Lynsey Addario-NYTimes Magazine (2023-06-26) There are times when I...
Read MoreEd Issues Thursday: District extends school year to help students catch up from pandemic learning loss
Having taught through the pandemic and seen the students return to campus, I find the direction of...
Read MoreEd Issues Thursday: A Brief but Spectacular Take on Teacher Burnout
Sad. And true. I don’t know what it was like for teachers from previous generations. I know that...
Read MoreWhat’s in the News Wednesdays: The UN wants to drastically reduce plastic pollution by 2040
The end card of this report read: People ingest the equivalent of a credit card of plastic every...
Read MoreAn Army bugler’s story about his special wartime assignment
For those unfamiliar with military or camp life, Taps is played by the camp bugler at dusk of...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 5/17/23: In the News: Music & Moods
Have you ever noticed how music can change your mood? Maybe we noticed this more over the last...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 5/3/23: Above the Noise: What Really Happens to old Electronics?
How many of you have heard of “planned obsolescence,” where something is created with limited...
Read MoreJBB’S DRP For 4/26/23: Is It Legit? Is It Dangerous to Shower in Tap Water?
Everyone knows that you can’t trust everything you see on the Internet, right? Here’s an example...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 4/19/23: In the NEWs: Utah Law to Limit Teen access to Social Media
The Utah law, set to go into effect next year, would require anyone under 18 to get parental...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 4/4/23: Writing & Memory by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Winston Churchill said that history is written by the victors. In this video, Nguyen says that he...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 3/28/23: Using Social Media for Good
Right now many states are moving toward restricting if not banning the use of social...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 3/21/23: Fact Checking Your Feeds
It’s called “fact checking,” and it’s something we all need to do as we’re scrolling through our...
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