I've been trying intermittent fasting lately and I've noticed that people are much more accepting of it as a reason for not eating food when offered.
Particularly at work, I've noticed people respond more positively when I say I'm fasting than when I pass on pizza or cake or whatever because it's not vegan.
Just an observation. Curious if others have similar experiences.
I teach social studies in a juvenile detention center. Everything digital gets hacked by the students (we have smart boards and teachers all want to light them on fire). Most physical items are deemed weapons. I can't have a globe. I can't have a lamp. I can't have hanging file folders. We end up mostly learning with worksheets and golf pencils. If something can be concealed (in a sock, under their balls, etc.), it gets stolen.
I can put up maps, wall charts, and posters (though they get torn down at times) and I can use books (though a lot of the kids are functionally illiterate).
BUT
We have grant money burning a hole in our pockets. What should I ask for? I was thinking of doing a Holocaust section with copies of Maus and Man's Search for Meaning.
Maybe something like those fancy vertical Histomaps or some expensive posters (I already decorate with a lot of cheap art posters).
Anyone have ideas for cool history/social studies gear that can't be used to bludgeon or shiv someone?