Editor's note

2 months ago | kappanonline.org | Kathleen Vail |Editor's note |Teresa Preston

In each edition of Kappan, we ask our Educators Rising students to answer questions related to our editorial focus, and we run those answers in our Students Speak column. For this issue, with Understanding Today’s Students as our focus, we asked them:“What do you wish adults in your school understood about students’ lives today? What do you think would change at school if more adults really understood what your lives are like?”We got a large number of responses to the questions.

2 months ago | fohonline.com | George J. Petersen |Editor's note

As the leading publication for live sound pros, we are pleased to launch our new website, with new elements to make the FOHonline.com experience more dynamic and informative for our readers, while providing new options for advertisers to enhance their marketing message. All of us here are excited about the re-launch. We’ve rearranged our news, with the most relevant stories easier to access, while adding new banner sizes, providing advertisers a more dynamic look on the site.

2 months ago | plsn.com | Michael S. Eddy |Editor's note

The 2025 ProProduction panelists included a number of Parnelli nominees and winners, as well as Parnelli Awards board members. All had valuable insights to share with NAMM attendees. CLICK HERE

Jan 7, 2025 | plsn.com | Michael S. Eddy |Editor's note

PLSN Editor Michael S. Eddy raises a toast to the incredible designs that are sure to be seen in 2025. CLICK HERE

Dec 2, 2024 | kappanonline.org | Teresa Preston |Editor's note |PDK Connection

Back in the 1990s, Mattel released Teen Talk Barbie. Each doll was programmed to say four phrases, randomly selected from a list of 270. Alongside comments about shopping, clothes, friends, and pizza was the phrase “Math class is hard.” Controversy ensued. Critics believed that this statement fed into stereotypes that girls can’t do math. Mattel listened and removed the phrase from the possible selections for future versions of the doll. In the grand scheme of things, this may seem trivial.