“One of my oldest crusades is against the distinction between thought and feeling, which is really the basis of all anti-intellectual views: the heart and the head, thinking and feeling, fantasy and judgment . . . and I don’t believe it’s true. . . . I have the impression that thinking is a form of … More Life of the mind.
It is a week or so early but I am declaring myself undepressed now for four months, although November is always stressful. I had an emotional crisis that I let run, so that I could see what it was. I could have shut it off by keeping busy, but I wanted to see what it was. … More Four months
Luis Enrique Galván has an article by this title in Amauta 20 (January 1929): 58-63. It is a brilliant critique of examinations, particularly standardized tests, and particularly those administered by a central authority. “Como un regazo anacrónico de las viejas máquinas usadas para la tortura escolar, desde las humildes escuelitas primarias hasta nuestras universidades hinchadas de … More La psico-pedagogía de los exámenes
Here is a bell curve. I could use it. I could also have: 20% W and F, 20% D, 20% C, 20% B, and 20% A. This would up my grades, and be nicer than a bell curve since more people would have A than F. Not that it will help you at all, but … More On grades
The correct academic advice is that you should decide what you want to do and concentrate on that, and insist on conversing about that, as opposed to get caught by mentoring and advice. The problem with academic advice, normally, is that it is given by people who believe themselves infinitely superior to those they are … More Yet, still, more on academic advice
I have now been un-depressed for over three months and the way to become un-depressed is to resist oppression. I am not entirely there yet: it took all Sunday to submit an article and all of today to work on my vita, a project with which I am still not finished; these were in fact … More Into month four
When I know enough to truly understand this essay, I will consider myself educated. Think of the darkness and the great cold In this valley, which resounds with misery. – Brecht, Threepenny Opera Fustel de Coulanges recommended to the historian, that if he wished to reexperience an epoch, he should remove everything he knows about … More Afsnit syv
Look. My research interests are not out of date at all and there are grants in my home town for these — although I think they are limited to UC faculty. Still, I think I should find a way to go hang out in S.B. sometime. The next time I go to San Francisco, I … More Things I could do with a good vita
I will post for my class, and then I will go home. At home, I will write my letter of recommendation and read Mignolo. I will return to campus early to deliver the letter, and I will clear up matters around the office, particularly with regard to grading papers. I will create a format for … More E agora, José / Dulzura por dulzura
I believe I can afford a Mexican Fullbright. I think I can live on what they offer for “maintenance,” and pay bills at home with what they offer as a “stipend.” This would be amazing. #OccupyHE. Axé.
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