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You Have a Right to Remain Silent!

10 Feb 202518 Feb 2025
A PRIMER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY FACE I.C.E. OR POLICE INTERROGATION My last blog post generated some excitement on social media. Here in the Free State of Florida and…
Current Events…

What if ICE Comes Knocking on the Schoolhouse Door?

30 Jan 20252 Feb 2025
ADVICE FOR SCARY TIMES On the day the new president took office he signed a whole slew of Executive Orders and rescinded even more. Among these executive orders was one…
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Why Can’t We Just Balance the Budget?

20 Dec 2024
Explaining Current Events A PRIMER ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET There's a lot of talk these days about cutting "wasteful government spending" and making the "hard choices" for balancing our nation's…
Economics…

On Political Finger Pointing and Cognitive Bias

12 Sep 202412 Sep 2024
How to think about the issues in an election year This election year is hotly contested and emotional. Emotionalism tends to shut down our reason centers, motivating us to react…
Economics

Prices Are Not Going to Come Down…And That’s a Good Thing

14 Aug 202414 Aug 2024
Current Events Explainer On Inflation and Why Prices Go Up The so-called "expert" economists keep saying that inflation is going down, but I can see prices continuing to go up.…
From Mr. Andosca

Ask Me Anything

2 May 2024
No Holds Barred! Well, that last part isn't really true, but since I'm no longer bound by the fear of losing my job, I can answer a wider array of…
From Mr. Andosca

The Battle Continues: Can You Help?

25 Apr 2024
I Could Use Some Kind Words Back in January a parent of one of my students wrote this to the Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Jennifer Cupid McCoy in a text message.…
From Mr. Andosca…

Share Your Sociology Story

3 Apr 20243 Apr 2024
DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO DANGEROUS KNOWLEDGE When those in power tell you the stuff that they don't want you to learn...it's always a good idea to go out and learn…
Sociology

Ethics in Sociological Research

21 Feb 202424 Mar 2026
Chapter 3: Methods of Research Section 3: Ethical Considerations Introduction In the last couple of chapters, we’ve learned about the many methods of research in sociology. We learned about quantitative…
From Mr. Andosca

My Letter of Resignation

19 Jan 2024
AN END TO AN EVENTFUL CAREER On Tuesday, January 15, 2024 I arrived at school early as is my habit, entered my classroom, turned on the lights and discovered this...…

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Poverty, Racism and Segregation are Important, but…

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The cracks are not the problem. The problem is the dam is inadequate for holding back this much water. We either need less water, or a better dam!

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Updated “Right to Remain Silent Cards”

Updated “Right to Remain Silent Cards”

Because children may be interrogated by ICE without the protection of another adult in the room.

It Feels Like the World is Getting Hotter

It Feels Like the World is Getting Hotter

Part 1: The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

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Poverty, Racism and Segregation are Important, but…

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Nobody is listening to the people who actually work on the dam who are telling us that the problem is not the cracks. The problem is that the dam, as it was designed and built, is inadequate to the task of holding back that much water. We either need less water…or a better fucking dam!

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