Poverty

[close] Join author Richard Biggs as he discusses his new book There Is No Hope Here, a story about poverty in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky and a woman's remarkable effort to help.

[close] For those asking “Why would they say that?” or “How can they think that?”, this is a group where these are not rhetorical questions. We really want to know - whatever your perspective. In this era of social media, I see less of a propensity for critical thinking and learning and more of a drive to shout and turn a deaf ear. We weather socio-economic, racial, religious, political, and other storms with routine frustration and too-often rigorous animosity and slanderous debate. 2020 appears to be one of these storms in our history and developing identity. In this group, we seek to understand. We listen. We think critically and question. Regardless of your position or thoughts on a particular issue, we can all discuss these things through an avenue of books.

[close] This group is for readers and authors who are interested in self help.

[close] I'm very interested in learning about education in the US. I've been reading about charter schools, school reform, Montessori schools, local and national standards, issues of teacher unions and tenure, alternate-certification methods for teachers, issues of race and culture in schooling, issues of poverty in schooling, etc. I'm hoping to find others interested in some or all of these topics!