And unlike charter schools, private schools are not required to have accountability measures in place to monitor student learning nor do they need to hire certified teachers. Further, they are allowed to exclude certain students, such as students with disabilities.

This doesn’t mean that changing school systems, or any unhealthy system, is unimportant. It is essential to work toward this goal. But this review is a good reminder, that when we are stuck in unhealthy systems, there are resources and practices can help us thrive even in trying times.

I thought it was a newspaper, not a literary journal

(I also think it’s a critical subject for everyone to study, but that’s another post.)