WIRTW #637: the “down on the farm” edition

I grew up in Philadelphia and attended City of Philadelphia public schools. My high school had 4,500 students and was surrounded by barbed wire fencing. In a lot of ways, it felt more like a prison than a school.

My kids attend cushy suburban private school. It's a luxury that I'm happy to be able to provide to them. They have a wooded 93-acre campus to explore, small class sizes, a unique curriculum not tied to state-mandated requirements, and now an actual farm that doubles as an outdoor experiential classroom. As far as I know it's the only such outdoor space in NE Ohio. 

Dubbed "Aspiration Acres," Lake Ridge Academy dedicated this new addition to our campus earlier this week. It has gardens, a silo, a barn, and a chicken coop with live chickens. Later this year the school will dedicate our new outdoor woodland all-purpose trail, complete with parkour obstacles and a sugar shack that will provide a permanent home for the 2nd the 5th graders' annual maple sugaring. 

For more information, I encourage you to visit lakeridgeacademy.org.

Here's what I read this past week that I think you should be reading, too.

Men, Stop Calling Yourselves Allies. Act Like One. — via Harvard Business Review

The New 'Lavender Scare' Is an Attack on the Working Class — via Workplace Fairness

Unions are forming at Starbucks, Apple and Google. Here's why workers are organizing now — via CNBC

Starbucks Union Effort Hits Turning Point as Petitions Dwindle — via Law360

NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Facilitate Union Organizing — via HR Hero Line

The 'resignation equation': 5 factors that drive employees to quit — via WeCruitr

11 surprises from Phil Mickelson, other LIV players' lawsuit against the PGA Tour — via Golf Magazine

What will craft beer look like 10 years from now? — via Craft Brewing Business

Twilio suffers data breach after its employees were targeted by a phishing campaign — via The Verge

Who Owns a Disputed Social Media Account? — via Technology & Marketing Law Blog

85 Years Is a Really Long Time to Be an Attorney — via Above the Law

In Watson case, NFL falls victim to its own law of the shop — via Employment & Labor Insider

Smackdown, Live!: Joint Employer Test Must Consider 'Reserved or Indirect Control,' D.C. Circuit Rules — via Who Is My Employee?

OSHA Updates Small Business Safety Handbook — via Joe's HR and Benefits Blog