Jason Franklin
It’s Not Business, It’s Just Personal – The Wisconsin Budget Plan Drops the Other Shoe
(Above: Wisconsin protesters crowd the Wisconsin State Capitol in response to Governor Walker’s recent union/budget-related legislation.) For those of us who have put this issue on the back burner lately and wanted an update, the Wisconsin budget bill has passed, the budget repair bill has passed, and people are still trying to make sense of the implications [...]
Madison, Wisconsin – So This is Democracy: An Attack on Education
If you arrive inside the capitol grounds of Madison, Wisconsin, you will see tens of thousands of public service workers standing together – peacefully, but in solidarity – against oppression. Thousands of parents are marching with their children, engaging them in a lesson of Civics in action. Thousands of teachers and public service workers such [...]
A Litmus Test – How Do We Fix Deaf Education?
Recently there has been a very cool stream of articles that I feel show a trend of looking for answers in the Deaf community… most recently from “Who’s the Authority on Deaf Culture” to “Dreaming Future Schools” (among a few others that popped up). I keep reading about a range of people, from those who say [...]
A Letter from a Daughter
Hi Dad, It’s really hard to believe that just two months ago my sister and I turned twenty-one! Celebrating that with so many friends and family was amazing! I’m sorry that I haven’t been home to see you this month – it’s just been so busy getting ready for graduation. Can you believe it? I [...]
A Facebook Profile
Facebook profiles are not usually long. My real profile isn’t very long either. But if I were to write the perfect profile about who I am, it would probably be something like this… Hi, you don’t know me. My name is Jason. I’m a new daddy of baby twin girls. Sometimes I have a hard [...]