Mais où?
13/10/2015
I will aim for the Journal of Curriculum and Instruction and New Political Science. This NPS article already cites me. Axé.
Veblen on business in America
11/10/2015
Veblen does not adopt Adam Smith’s notion that the pursuit of self-interest leads naturally to the expansion of the common good, and that the hidden hand guides this economy towards optimal outcomes and uses of available resources: The outcome of this management of industrial affairs through pecuniary transactions, therefore, has been to dissociate the interests … More Veblen on business in America
César Vallejo is getting famous
09/10/2015
The question we need to ask ourselves at this moment is what further provocations we require to justify digging in our heels. To put the question more pointedly: Are we willing to wait until the next presidential election, or for some interim congressional conversion experience, knowing that if we do wait, hundreds of our sons … More César Vallejo is getting famous
Si yo pudiera…
06/10/2015
If I could run these language courses in a way that would work for me and the students, I would: 1/ Walk in with review and warm-up questions (5 minutes) 2/ Go over homework (5 minutes) 3/ Have a short quiz (5 minutes) 4/ Introduce a new reading / vocabulary theme / grammatical structure (depending … More Si yo pudiera…
También sucede en México
05/10/2015
La colocación en la Rectoría de la UNAM de una persona fiel al actual proyecto de autoritarismo neoliberal es de suma importancia para el régimen. Una Universidad Nacional verdaderamente democrática, participativa y plural rápidamente se convertiría en una enorme piedra en el zapato para la clase política dominante. Desde la perspectiva de Peña Nieto, urge … More También sucede en México
Chris Marker
03/10/2015
Axé.
Vicente Rafael
30/09/2015
When I teach the modern Latin Amercan survey again, I will include even more than usual on nations, nationalism, and revolutions — including politics in Spain and the Philippines. Axé.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
27/09/2015
For many Americans, education is about feeding students certain factual information, then testing them to make sure they retain it. The higher they climb on the educational ladder, the more specialized that information becomes as we train them for their eventual professions. That makes sense. When you’ve got surgeons hovering over you, ready to mess … More Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Grace Jones
27/09/2015
“I was female, and they decided that I was rock ’n’ roll insane. Had I been a man, they would have considered that I was merely retaining control, or professionally fretting about the details. Once they start treating you as though you are losing your grip, it becomes kind of true – in reacting to … More Grace Jones
Dear colleague
25/09/2015
You cannot say we have a language program because we have a common textbook and departmental tests, and then say that you will teach how and what you teach in a multi-section course regardless of book, and at the same time refuse to articulating departmental goals and benchmarks for student progress except to say the … More Dear colleague
coldhearted scientist وداد 