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REMEMBRANCE: We are Educators, and Why We Are … Well, Read On ….

I taught him years ago. Years later, Jim opened the door and walked into my life again.
by Roger Barbee/ June 19, 2026/ Education, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY by Roger Barbee: “Books of Hope”

“One day ... everyone will have always been against this.”
by Roger Barbee/ February 15, 2026/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY by Roger Barbee: Racism in America, “Hardly in Our Past”

To force students to walk through the doors of a public school named after an enslaver makes slaves of us …
by Roger Barbee/ December 21, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

COMMENTARY: Evangelizing What’s Right For America Requires Understanding the History of America

"Flawed information on the connection between Christianity and our nation’s founding renders a wrong view of America’s formation and Christianity."
by Roger Barbee/ November 23, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

COMMENTARY by Roger Barbee: “Orwell: 2+2=5” Has Grabbed America’s Attention

"Watching should be secondary to reading for intellectual gain, but in today's America, entertainment trumps acumen."
by Roger Barbee/ October 2, 2025/ Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Nearly 23,000 Books Have Been Banned in U.S. Since 2021

(Book bans) "are symptoms of a much larger disease: the dismantling of public education and a backsliding democracy."
by Roger Barbee/ October 1, 2025/ Fascist Neoliberalism, News Briefs, Society/

COMMENTARY: Both-And Necessary in Kirk’s Killing: Denounce the Act and Deplore Kirk’s Rhetoric

The killing of Charlie Kirk was wrong, but his rhetoric was strident and dismissive. 
by Roger Barbee/ September 13, 2025/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY by Roger Barbee: Love of Learning

"We will make discoveries about our own lives, and the better our education equips us, the better we will live."
by Roger Barbee/ July 22, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

COMMENTARY: Students in College Come from K-16. What Did They Experience There?

"Knowledge of history and the workings of governments cultivates valuable citizens of the country and the world."
by Roger Barbee/ June 24, 2025/ Public Higher Ed/

COMMENTARY by Roger Barbee: The Segregationist and the Historian

"How important it is to be recorded as being on the right side of historical events."
by Roger Barbee/ June 22, 2025/ Perspectives, Society/

COMMENTARY by Roger Barbee: “A Lesson from Crete, 1944”

"Minimizing the value of the liberal arts, including eliminating study opportunities, is new and frightening."
by Roger Barbee/ May 24, 2025/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

COMMENTARY: Roger Barbee on Milton Friedman and “Project 2025”

"'The Conservative Promise' recommends that we revert to a system that harmed untold numbers of children."
by Roger Barbee/ July 17, 2024/ Education, Perspectives/

COMMENTARY: “Hear the Names”

"Would board members admit a wrong or vote back the original name, arguing it is 'history, not hate'"?
by Roger Barbee/ June 22, 2024/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: So Mr. Brown Says, “DEI is Dead” ….

The confusing and problematic message makes sense. (Spoiler alert: Consider the messenger.)
by Roger Barbee/ April 29, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: We Need Educators Who Are Moral Leaders

Some teachers find it easier to keep the status quo as many politicians do. After all, the status quo puts …
by Roger Barbee/ April 18, 2023/ Education, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
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