Category Archives: Culture
NFL Labor Hardly Slavery
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By DERON SNYDER The average NFL fan can’t identify too closely with NFL players — and certainly not NFL owners. But most fans know what it means to work and receive a paycheck, regardless of how little they get in … Continue reading
Affirming Words Can Go Long Way
By VANESSA W. SNYDER Clean your room. Study. Go to bed. Cut the drama. Hurry up. Why’d you get a C on that test? Clean your room. Study. Go to bed. Cut the drama. Hurry up. Why’d you get a … Continue reading
Resist Spring Break Slowdown
By Vanessa W. Snyder It’s starting already. A few warm days is all it takes before the realization hits us: Spring is near! That’s when kids begin the Spring Break Slowdown. It’s hard to believe I’ve been teaching long enough … Continue reading
No Wimpy Parenting, Part 2
By Vanessa W. Snyder Recently at my school, I sat in on a round table about privacy. It was an opportunity for teens to voice their views on the meaning of privacy and whether the government has usurped too much … Continue reading
Children Need To Cope With Variety Of Teachers
By VANESSA W. SNYDER As a teacher, I promise you most of us don’t have time to sit around and think about how much we hate individual students. That’s not to say we don’ t enjoy teaching some students more … Continue reading
Mike Tomlin Finally Getting Some Respect
By DERON SNYDER Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin got straight A’s at Denbigh High School in Newport News, Va., and he competed deep into statewide academic competitions. But he never let his football teammates know about his book smarts … Continue reading
Determined To Enjoy Each Stage
By VANESSA W. SNYDER I was scrubbing black nail polish off my 11-year-old’s fingernails when it occurred to me that parenting has its joys at every age. Turns out she had polished her fingernails just before bed time and, of … Continue reading
Black History Month Still Necessary
By DERON SNYDER Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was the 16-year-old valedictorian of his high school class in 1964 — also known as “Freedom Summer” — when the slaying of three civil rights workers punctuated escalating racial violence in his state. … Continue reading
‘Rooney Rule’ Still A Necessity
By DERON SNYDER New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell was the “it” black candidate this off-season when it came to NFL head-coaching vacancies. Fewell interviewed for the top job with the Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns, all … Continue reading
Venus’ Hoochie Outfits Distract, Detract
By DERON SNYDER Venus Williams’ rise from the rough streets of Compton, Calif., to become a world-champion tennis player is an incredible, inspiring tale. Along with her sister Serena, Venus Williams has smashed the country-club stereotype with a force harder … Continue reading
