"Education Aggravation" is beautifully written with passion and love for children's feelings and education. Do schools prepare students for life? The backslide was already in motion before Covid, a can of worms just struggling to be free. A controversial, often humorous, look at our education system and the various roles of the actors: parents, administration, teachers, students, politicians, media and technology. What is happening to our students? What is going on in our schools? … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: EDUCATION AGGRAVATION: A Retired Teacher’s View from the Trenches – A Call to Action by Leslie K. Brooks
Interview with Author – NJS Kaye
About NJS Kaye: A former Communications professor and journalist, NJS Kaye took her twin boys on 20+ flights before their first birthday. Her experiences with Hollywood actors, Ivy League academics, the United Nations, and underfoot Lego have trained her in graceful escape and diplomacy. What inspires you to write? Items May Have Shifted was inspired by my own twin boys, after I realized I had taken them on more than 20 flights before their first birthday! I've worked as a professor, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – NJS Kaye
Prohibition In Sacramento: Moralizers &Amp; Bootleggers In The Wettest City In The Nation by Annette Kassis @Nnettekassis
Sacramento's open opposition to Prohibition and ties to rumrunning up and down the California coast caused some to label the capital the wettest city in the nation. The era from World War I until the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment brought Sacramento storied institutions like Mather Field and delightful surprises like a thriving film industry, but it wasn't all pretty. The Ku Klux Klan, ethnic immigrant hatred and open hostility toward Catholics and Jews were dark chapters in the Prohibition … [Read more...] about Prohibition In Sacramento: Moralizers &Amp; Bootleggers In The Wettest City In The Nation by Annette Kassis @Nnettekassis
