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Meet my son, Josh. Josh, tell our readers a little bit about yourself… “Well, for one thing, I boss up every day and all day.” Help us a little. What does “boss up” mean? “It means stand up for yourself and own it.” Is that a good thing? And if
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There is one word which seems to be part of any news report: “SHORTAGE.” What then follows is a list of commodities usually followed by a list of possible causes. These shortages over which we have no control cause inconvenience, frustration, and sometimes actual harm. However, there is one shortage
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It’s me again — the Word Nerd! This Guest Writer is back again. This time my word ponder is the mysterious, yet often used-without-our-thinking-about-it-too-much word. Perception. Have you ever stopped to contemplate or reflect on the word “perception?” It can pack a punch
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A few months ago I attended an opportunity to learn more about others. As with any training, there were various levels of comfort regarding the diversity training. A treasured colleague of mine made a comment to me that has lingered in my mind. “As a Black female I’m sick
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Being of Jamaican birth, naturally I might be and, in fact, I am inspired and motivated by the words and songs of the legendary, late Bob Marley. One of his most famous songs is entitled the same name of this essay; that is “Three Little Birds.” The song was released
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Twenty years ago, I was driving my son to middle school, and he hilariously verbalized his complete and utter disdain for history class. Why I asked? What is it about history that perturbs your 8th grade brain so? His answer was, and I quote, “Because the same stupid things keep
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One of the current topics in education is about the role schools play in social emotional learning (SEL). Conversations around SEL often include “Don’t tell my children what to think.” There is also conversation about bias in news reporting. I often click on the four major news station websites
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We've all heard the uproar following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The justices are "so extreme," taking away women's rights, putting "the health and life of women in this country now at risk." Activists and politicians
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As a psychology student, I find myself thinking often about our thoughts, emotions, behavior, and how the three interact with and affect one other. I’m someone who reads scholarly journal articles for fun and often personifies my brain in casual conversations, saying, “My brain did this,” or “My brain
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With most public policy challenges, we tend toward simple explanations and blamecasting. Such it is with inflation. I am not a fan of President Biden, but I do not think rising prices are all his fault. However, I do hold him and his administration responsible for their failure to assess
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Ah, it’s that time again… the time of the year in which one of the Intramuralist’s prioritized truths is made manifest. But before we share, allow me to acknowledge a few of those major and minor truths. First, a few, five majors… * We believe in conversation. * We believe
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I’m starting to believe people enjoy using the word “great” succeeded by a major, significant noun to make the phenomena sound really big… ie. the “Great Depression,” the “The Great British Baking Show,” or the Covid-prompted “great resignation.” Today’s discussed “great” is the “great realignment,” identified recently