Blackberries Can Change the World

Did you miss part one of this topic? You can find it here.

Confession: I hate the phrase “scarcity mindset.” I do a fair amount of work in lefty education advocacy circles and if there’s two things that are guaranteed at any such gathering, it will be a.) some weird ice breaker involving coloring and b.) the phrase “scarcity mindset.”

Is there a $100 million dollar budget deficit in our school district? That’s just a scarcity mindset. Our afterschool program is being cut? Seek abundance! This was especially egregious during pandemic school closures. I was stunned...