Gender Ideology in American Educational History
America faced several daunting challenges in the early republic era. The new nation’s existence felt perilous, and the need for...
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Speaking in Theory
A fun blog looking at the history, philosophy, and sociology of American education (with a focus on civic and moral ed), random pop culture criticism, and other topics of interest.
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Logan Drake
- Feb 12, 2022
- 15 min
Gettin' Lost 4: Season One Episodes 7-10
"Gettin' Lost" is a regular series here where I (a Lost fan boy) discuss Lost with my partner Elizabeth (who has never seen it before)...
Logan Drake
- Feb 12, 2022
- 10 min
Gettin' Lost 3: 'White Rabbit' and 'House of the Rising Sun'
"Gettin' Lost" is a regular series here where I (a Lost fan boy) discuss Lost with my partner Elizabeth (who has never seen it before)...
Logan Drake
- Jan 2, 2022
- 12 min
Gettin' Lost 2: "Tabula Rasa" and "Walkabout"
"Gettin' Lost" is a regular series here where I (a Lost fan boy) discuss Lost with my partner Elizabeth (who has never seen it before)...
Logan Drake
- Jan 2, 2022
- 8 min
What Does It Mean for Schools to Support the Common Good?
“What use would a carpenter have for biology?” “What use would someone on the McDonald’s career track have for Algebra 1?” While these...
Logan Drake
- Oct 13, 2021
- 10 min
Gettin' Lost 1: Pilot Part 1 and 2
Lost was the first show I ever binged, way back when it was on American Netflix in 2010, and it was the first show I ever got really...
Logan Drake
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
America Really Is Secularizing
I stumbled across a tweet today sharing the following graph: The graph shows the falling share of Americans who say they believe in God...
Logan Drake
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
A 20th Century Proposal for Handling Controversial Issues in the High School Classroom
During a recent trip to the University of Iowa Archives, I stumbled upon a neat document from the old University High School. From 1916...
Logan Drake
- Jan 18, 2021
- 11 min
A Quick History of Pacts with the Devil in Literature
Could a pact with the devil be an apt metaphor for our times? Who would've thought. The phrase “a pact with the Devil” was not one I had...
Logan Drake
- Jan 6, 2021
- 8 min
We All Saw Today Coming, But It Was Not Inevitable
I’ve recently been working on an editorial for the journal Professional Educator, along with my fellow Iowa graduate students Jin Chang...
Logan Drake
- Jan 2, 2021
- 16 min
The Importance of Controversial Conversations in the Classroom
The following is adopted from a research paper proposal I'm working on... which might some day morph into my dissertation proposal. I...
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