When Omitted Information Adds Fuel to Fires
“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare wrote that in Romeo and Juliet in order to frame the idea that naming is simply a convention. That the surname of his beloved did not matter because he was simply in love. And maybe Romeo was on to something about love and family and loyalty. Unfortunately, this isn’t always…
Erasure Hidden in Plain Site
As I was driving my daughter home the other afternoon, I noticed some new signage along stretches of road in Carver county (see below) that immediately caught my attention. According to a press release on the topic, there are 10 signs located throughout Carver county. To me, the erasure of American Indigenous people couldn’t be…
On Ukraine, And America’s Obsession With The West.
War is hell. No matter where you are from, what country you live in, or who is on the receiving end of artillery or an airstrike. The war currently going on in Ukraine is no different. Countless innocent lives will be lost, on both sides, all in the name of power consolidation and ideology. Whether…
P-12 Education is a goat rodeo right now.
I have been rattling my brain for the past few weeks trying to figure out why this year feels so much worse than the last couple of years combined. I have been asking myself, “Why have more teachers and administrators started the processes of finding new jobs?” And, “Why have I felt crushed by pressure…
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My name is Nathan Moldenhauer. Currently, I teach English as a Second Language (ESL) at a High School in the Southwest Metro area of Minnesota and am a PELSB certified cultural competency instructor. I currently hold an MA in TESOL. My research interests include Systemic Functional Linguistics, Genre Theory, Vocabulary Development, and Equity in Education.
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