The "Idle Janie" Journal - Days 61 to 65
The “Idle Janie” Journal - Day 61 "Mental Health Day!" 💜 Photo credit: David Bryan, Saint-Germain-les-Belles, France May 2018 The “Idle Janie” Journal - Day 62 “FREEDUMB!” Sorry not sorry, but as the great chasm between “sides” widens by the minute — especially on social media — I can’t help but “laugh out loud” at some of the memes, photos, and quotes I see floating around. I have never been someone who laughed at those with little or no real education. I have, in fact, been an educator at times myself — and it is something I think is vital to a great nation. I also have never necessarily thought of myself as supremely intelligent or “better than thou.” It is true that I spent many years in school, and have 4 degrees (2 bachelors and 2 masters) as a result of that time spent in the academy. (As well as a hefty amount of student debt!) I guess as I waded further into the thick of religious studies, I imagined continuing on into a Ph.D program, and then eventually teachi