Category Archives: Essays

March 1, 2003 Speech given at anti-war rally on Ohio University’s College Green ******************* The last time I was at a rally with this many people on College Green it was last February’s walkout against sexual assault and hate crimes. … Continue reading →

By Damon Krane February 2001 The Athens Agenda Magazine ******************* I was studying to be a high school social studies teacher when I found myself required to observe a class of preschool children and their teacher. I didn’t really mind. … Continue reading →

By Damon Krane December 8, 2000 ********************* [Editor’s note, 1/7/13 – The Athens News declined to publish the following piece, which surely exceeded the newspaper’s word limit for guest columns. However, shortly after its submission I was invited to appear … Continue reading →

by Damon Krane September 2000 Democracy & Education (The journal of The Institute for Democracy in Education) ******************** I entered the world of independent student publishing when I was a senior in high school. Three of my fellow students already … Continue reading →

By Damon Krane December 1, 1999 The Santa Monica Times Mirror (Santa Monica, California) The Terminal Journal (Chicago, Illinois) The Chronogram magazine (Kingston, New York) AK Press compilation of firsthand protestor accounts (San Francisco, California) (Editor’s notes, 2/9/13 — I … Continue reading →

By Damon Krane May 5, 1999 Unpublished assignment for one of my first teacher education courses ******************* ( Editor’s note, 2/18/13 – Names of school employees have been changed.) I conducted my classroom observations for this course at South High … Continue reading →