Throwing Moses under the Bus - Cabascango, John

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Résumé :
Just thinking about terms like morals, law, and commandments seems dull, maybe even mean-spirited. Still, a quick look at social media, the endless news cycle, and magazines in the grocery checkout line show that we love to hear about failure, recovery, and who has crossed the latest moral boundary. At the same time, the argument over whose boundaries matter or whether they matter doesn't ever end. In fact, all these stories and concerns start somewhere in high school and keep going. Who can tell me what to do? Why do I have to do things this way? I can't wait to be free from all these rules. In Throwing Moses Under the Bus, teacher/author John Cabascango examines the ancient rules and stories that show us why these stone-tablet rules still matter in a digital age. Using examples from twenty-one years of teaching, novels, movies, and the American high school hallway, you are invited to see why boundaries matter to people who want to live freely.

Biographie:
John Cabascango teaches English and Spanish in the International Baccalaureate program at Smithfield Selma High School in Smithfield, North Carolina. He holds a bachelor's degree in literature and biblical studies and a master's degree in intercultural studies and TESOL from Wheaton College. In addition, he has a graduate certificate in transnational and multicultural literature from East Carolina University. He lives in Clayton, North Carolina, with his wife Sherri and his three sons Esteban, Santiago, and Cristian, and their dog Fifa. After twenty-one years of teaching, this is his first book.