Erik Gleibermann is an independent journalist in San Francisco focusing on urban culture and social justice issues. He writes regularly for The Boston Globe, serves on the editorial board of Tikkun, and has also written recently for The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, ColorLines, National Geographic Traveler and numerous education journals. He was a Bay Area high school instructor and administrator for many years and now has a private academic and writing mentoring practice. He can be reached at eg@socraticsmentoring.com.