Invitation to Action
Never in my life can I recall having anxiety about the fate of our nation. As I consider our splintered attitudes, I fear that the moral...
Welcome to the Education with Grandma Blog
Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Imagine IF. . .Shazam! We Actually Fix the System!
Imagine if . . . Texas had enough money to update all public schools, pay salaries appealing enough to catch the eye of the brightest and...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Owning Responsibility
I love this country. I value the fact that due to no effort or wisdom on my part I grew up in the United States. This country has been...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Salvaging At Risk Students
As a lifelong educator, hearing the term “school to prison pipeline” causes me to cringe. Imagining lines of young Black males walking...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
America Now Stands on the Sidelines
I heard someone claim, “You can’t lead from the sidelines.” While looking for the author of this quote, I found the following words from...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Responding to Challenges Times
Every Sunday, the members of our church sing two important phrases. “This is the time we’ve been waiting for. We are the ones we’ve been...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
What Controls Us: Legitimate Fear or Paranoia?
The Man walked His talk. However, although He admonished followers to “Consider the lilies of the field,” He did not suggest that we...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Marching Into the Gates of Hell
Stockpiling weapons for the purpose of defending home and family may sound like a solid plan. But, is it? In an effort to consider a new...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Deceiving and Destroying: Vouchers Versus Public Schools
I wonder how many of us realize that a handful of very wealthy families actively spend time and money toward destroying public education?...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Keeping America Sane As Well As Safe
The current plan to keep America safe anticipates deporting undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes. It seems like a good plan,...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Promoting Terror From Within
During a CNN interview, Jake Tapper stated, “Our worst threats come from home-grown terrorists.” Journalist Peter Bergen added, “Every...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Why Did I Participate in a Women’s March?
When asked if she would join a protest movement against the Viet Nam War, Mother Teresa replied that although she would not demonstrate...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
RESPONDING TO TERRORISM WITHIN
In the years following the 9/11 attacks, we changed as a people. Fear crept across our country invoking all manner of defensive...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
WILL EVIL TRIUMPH?
Even in the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, most people still remember that Christmas — this holy day began as a celebration of...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Uniting All Americans
It amazes me that some of us with lighter skin tones actually feel superior to our neighbors with darker complexions. How can anyone...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Living in Interesting and Challenging Times
Each day, I remind myself, “We live in interesting times.” A second breath adds, “We live in frightening and uncertain times.” Can we...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Banishing the School to Prison Pipeline
Unfortunately, an undeniable connection exists between poverty (the universal crippler) and minority populations. Although separate...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Recognizing the Hoax of “Separate but Equal”
“Separate but equal. That’s the way God wants us to live,” declared my Aunt Maggie. “Could this be right,” I wondered. “It doesn’t feel...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Walk the Talk By Relinquishing Fear and Worry
The Man walked His talk. Although He admonished followers to “Consider the lilies of the field,” He did not suggest that we stride...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 17
Responding to Horror
How does any ordinary citizen respond to endless shootings? Blacks and Latinos in minority neighborhoods, police working in our streets,...