Tag: PBS
Ed 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 MoreHistory Heroes/Hidden Figures: Bayard Rustin
It amazes me the people who stand up and fight for what is right when so many of us choose to live...
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 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 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...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 2/16/23: In the News: Earthquake in Turkey & Syria Leaves Millions Homeless
Over 28,000 are believed to have died from last week’s earthquake and after-shocks in Turkey and...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 2/15/23: PBS Above the Noise: Why So Expensive? (Inflation)
Have you noticed that things are more expensive today than they were before? Do the adults in your...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 2/9/23: Rethinking Ambition
Author Rainesford Stauffer examines why for some of us we are so driven that nothing we do seems...
Read MoreJBB’s DRP for 1/10/23: In the News: Student(s) Reflect on Jan. 6th Insurrection
Two years ago students witnessed how different BLM protesters were dealt with compared to the Jan....
Read MoreChasing the Moon (PBS)
I had just turned 11-years-old when the crew of Apollo 11 walked on the moon. I was a serious NASA...
Read MoreWomen of NASA During Apollo: Poppy Northcutt
Whether you are good at some career has nothing to do with your gender or the color of your skin...
Read MoreOne Last Thing: The PBS Steve Jobs videos
I know that I’m venturing dangerously close to Steve Jobs Biography overload, with my last...
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