Tag Archives: It Gets Better

Nail Polish, Barbies, and the Circle of Life

So I finally taught somebody something, namely, how to change her mind. And learned in the process that if I ever change the world it’s going to be one eighth grader at a time. – Taylor Mali, from “Like Lilly … Continue reading

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Things that Matter

(a speech delivered in housemeeting on Martin Luther King day) In “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King wrote: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Think quietly about that a moment. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to … Continue reading

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It Gets Better.

Today is October 20, 2010. No different than any other Wednesday here at SBS. Many girls are dressed in their soccer or volleyball jerseys, classes will end at noon and there will be a mad rush to the dining hall … Continue reading

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