Some of those jingly jangly camp songs still pop into my head from time to time (this one, in the…
Rebecca KoerselmanAugust 8, 2022
What does Memorial Day mean to you?I have never served in the armed forces or participated in a war, but…
Rebecca KoerselmanMay 30, 2022
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
I’ve never taught about the Cold War at the same time that Russia invaded the Ukraine. Up until a few…
Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 21, 2022
What makes a good athlete? When I talk to coaches, they typically say something about being coachable. Hard working. A…
Rebecca KoerselmanMarch 7, 2022
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
The 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
To figure out how to interpret information, we need to source, contextualize, and corroborate. We consider people’s perspectives, biases, evidence,…
Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 29, 2021
The gradual shift from calling to dating mirrored much of the change from rural to urban life in the early…
Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 11, 2021
