These changes constitute “reforms” in the way that school closings in poor communities have been dubbed “education reform,” or the way in which Reagan’s tax cuts for the super-wealthy were championed as “tax reform.” Early advocates of the prison system—the folks who brought us solitary confinement in the first place—called themselves “reformers,” too. And, by … More The neoliberalism connection
This must be cut to 600 words. It may need another title, and it needs sculpting: there are too many ideas. Tell me what you think; then I will tell you what I was asked to do. Then, we will all compromise. I will be grateful, and so will Remaking the University. On democracy, economy, … More Essay draft, 1481 words. Comments required.
These include commenting on blogs with “capchas.” They also include finishing my MOOC, which is not worth it and is too much trouble. It has been interesting, though. Axé.
The neoliberal world and the corporate university have made an annoying appropriation of the verb “to learn.” To listen to advertising and infomercials is to “learn” or “learn more.” Training sessions on the use of Moodle and WebCT, or on the newest university policies, are “learning.” Now, my Coursera MOOC “invites” me to “visit” the … More Sobre el verbo aprender
Stanford, CA Princeton, NJ Storrs Mansfield, CT Evanston, IL Cambridge, MA La Jolla, CA Amherst, MA West Lafayette, IN Ithaca, NY Davis, CA Urbana, IL College Park, MD Somerville, MA State College, PA Ann Arbor, MI Oxford, OH Blacksburg, VA Chapel Hill, NC Stony Brook, NY Provo, UT East Lansing, MI Lexington, MA Allendale, MI … More US Cities with the most brain activity
…would look at the research university conceived as support of industry, with an emphasis on “productivity.” I am not at all opposed to work and production and I favor more of these and not less, but in this the product gets a distorted emphasis. The student’s putative need for improved study methods is conflated with … More An academic study of academic advice
“…you’ve got to stick to it with the energy of a benny addict.” This is the one phrase I like from On the Road and it is anti-Boycean, and it rejects the values of Reeducation. Axé.
I really will have to write my manual since I have so much to say. The question on advice is, what are the motives of the advisor? 1/ Sharing, and money. They are willing to sell expertise. Fair enough. 2/ Things people wish they had known: they wish to share experience and views. Of interest. … More Categories of academic advice
Here is what Rob Brezsny has to say to me this week — fortunately since I am going on vacation for FOUR DAYS, during which I will only do teaching related activity and no research. Let the boundaries blur a bit. Don’t stick too rigidly to the strict definitions. Play around with some good old-fashioned … More Still more on academic advice
The cultural identities consolidated by writers like José Vasconcelos, Fernando Ortiz, Nicolás Guillén, Gilberto Freyre, and Oswald de Andrade, and naturalized as national discourses from the 1920s forward, are derived from earlier formulations. But their cultural emphasis is new, as are their proclamations that the mestizo is superior rather than degraded. The mestizo nation of … More Let us see if this is less boring: 162 words
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