by KP | Apr 4, 2018 | Journalism, Social Issues
In Katie Zernike’s April 2 New York Times story “‘I Can’t Stop’: Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion,” Ashley Gould, the chief administrative officer of Juul, offers the following quote: “We do not want kids using our products. Our product is not...
by KP | Jun 14, 2017 | Education, Journalism, Social Issues
“You’re on my tape.” Two periods later, “You’re one of my reasons why.” The next day, “Welcome to your tape.” I listened to these student comments, ebbing and flowing in the normal chatter of a classroom where students are working on projects. There were no...
by KP | Sep 11, 2016 | Ceramics, Education, Journalism, Social Issues
On the morning of September 11, 2001, all the color had drained from Kim’s face when she flung open the office door. She came from the residence hall’s community center, where there was a TV that always seemed to be on, even when no one was watching. Out of breath,...
by KP | Jul 31, 2016 | Education, Journalism, Social Issues
“Tell me everything.” Silence. “Everything!” My voice might be shrill. More silence. A breath. “What do you want to know?” Rain has soaked through my sneakers and I’m sliding in mud as I walk across the field where I feed three horses each night. In my...
by KP | Jul 15, 2016 | Education, Journalism
It’s closing morning of the Journalism Education Association (JEA) Adviser’s Institute, and I am sitting in Starbucks, having a panic attack. I have spent the last four days in a vibrant learning community of journalism teachers from all over the country....
by KP | Jun 2, 2016 | Education, Journalism
It was March 2014, and I had just changed a student’s quote in a news story. In 2016, I would lose sleep over making a change like this. But a little over two years ago, I did not see the harm in adjusting a forceful statement to make it just a little less likely to...
