We girls hold up this world with a strength that's all our own. - - Jada Pinkett Smith This lovely photographic picture book is a gentle and insightful treatise on the value of women and girls around the world. It was published in 2004 and I bought it for my youngest - - as an antidote to my own childhood indoctrination, I think. The other day I saw a post from the Columbia Association which began: Women lift us all. Screenshot of video post by the Columbia Association I offer my sincere apologies to Columbia Gym Front Desk Supervisor Casey Lee. I didn’t click on the video. I couldn’t. I saw those words and they hit me in an entirely unexpected way. Women lift us all. Yes. And we are so, so tired of lifting. Lifting without help, without appreciation, without appropriate compensation. Lifting while mocked and disrespected. While our value and freedoms are under attack. Lift your own damn world. I worked the whole time my kids were growing up. There were definite...
Let’s take it from the top: the Glenelg High School boosters organization is proud of their Girls Ice Hockey team. First and only. Taking a moment to share something very unique to Glenelg. We are the first and only public school in Maryland with a Girls Ice Hockey team. This team works really hard and has a lot of fun. It is customary to see them all smiling as they play and when they line change. Way to go Glads on a great season! That’s pretty cool. But if they’re the first and only public high school with a girls hockey team, who do they play? Truth in advertising: I didn’t ask. But it stands to reason that they are playing students from independent schools. You might call them private schools. Why don’t all public schools have girls hockey teams? I’m guessing there are a variety of reasons. Here’s one that comes to mind right away: cost. Infographic from Playground Equipment Website * A cursory online search shows ice hockey at the top in terms of cost per participant. ...