Essay Would You Rather I Was a Robot?In 1972, Ira Levin published a short little book. It’s a dark satire of gender and what men and women…Rebecca KoerselmanMay 2, 2022
Essay On SufferingI’ve never taught about the Cold War at the same time that Russia invaded the Ukraine. Up until a few…Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 21, 2022
Essay What is So Threatening about Girls in Sport?What makes a good athlete? When I talk to coaches, they typically say something about being coachable. Hard working. A…Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 7, 2022
Essay “What Do you Burn…apart from Witches? More Witches!”In 1909, G.K. Chesterton wrote a response to a letter writer, concerned about fairy tales that exposed children to the…Rebecca KoerselmanFebruary 21, 2022
Essay A House DividedThe chorus and lyrics of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” kept rattling around in my head this week.…Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 13, 2021
Essay Lunchroom BrawlTo figure out how to interpret information, we need to source, contextualize, and corroborate. We consider people’s perspectives, biases, evidence,…Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 29, 2021
Essay From Calling to Dating to Hookup CultureThe gradual shift from calling to dating mirrored much of the change from rural to urban life in the early…Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 11, 2021
Essay Curriculum WarsIowa officially joined the United States in 1846, and fought on the side of the Union during the Civil War.…Rebecca KoerselmanOctober 25, 2021
Essay Kleptomania, Materialism, and ConsumptionLiving in a culture that praises consumption, it is difficult to recognize the pressure of materialism and the emptiness of…Rebecca KoerselmanSeptember 27, 2021
Essay No One Sees Clean WindowsWhen it comes to housework, no one notices it unless you don’t do it. In 1976, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich published…Rebecca KoerselmanAugust 30, 2021