Whether or not you happen to have the day off tomorrow, here’s a reading list you could try (I believe in celebrating all holidays with spirited debate : )
In celebration of Columbus Day, educate yourself about our most famous explorer:
Ch. 1, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
If you’ve already read that, here’s my reading list for tomorrow:
LANGUAGE: Etymology of “rough draft of history” aphorism
http://www.readex.com/blog/newspapers-rough-draft-history
FEMINISM: Lean In “Women in the Workplace 2015” slideshare presentation
ED REFORM: Should the “gifted” label still be part of public ed?
BLACK LIVES MATTER: A British take on why “stories” only happen to white people
CAREER: How to build a “brand newsroom”
http://view.ceros.com/ceros-marketing/brand-newsroom-content-marketing-example/p/1
TECH: New Yorker profile on Anonymous
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/08/masked-avengers
BLACK LIVES MATTER: Why black workers need to be twice as good http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/why-black-workers-really-do-need-to-be-twice-as-good/409276/
BLOGGING: How to hit 10,000 visitors in a year
http://okdork.com/2014/02/09/grow-blog-100000-visitors-less-year/?hvid=1ymnEP
ANTI-BULLYING: Price of Shame, Monica Lewinsky TED Talk
http://www.ted.com/talks/monica_lewinsky_the_price_of_shame?language=en#
ED REFORM: Where is U.S. ed community on its U.N. commitments?
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/the-us-is-standing-up-for-education/
ED REFORM: Comprehensive sex ed made mandatory in California
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201510070900
FEMINISM: Anne-Marie Slaughter revisits her ideas on work-life balance
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201510071000
FEMINISM: FLOTUS speaks to Her Campus to celebrate Day of the Girl
http://www.hercampus.com/news/exclusive-michelle-obama-talks-us-about-education-equality-girl-power
Elizabeth DeOrnellas 