So, after going out to dinner where I discovered a number of shocking facts and more shocking hypotheses, I have made grades. Despite my earlier complaints, some awards are due. Various random individuals did well, but in terms of groups bouquets go to: 1. GREEKS, ATHLETES, and STUDENT GOVERNMENT. You did not use to study, … More Awards Night
The title of this post is an excellent question since so many of the poorly written essays I have read defend the implementation of “Biblical” principles. I know exactly what grades I would really give on these examinations. I learned how to make grades for courses like this one as a T.A. and I cannot … More What Grade Would Jesus Give?
JOB MARKET PEOPLE: You do not have to have a Ph.D. program at your new school, but you do want a strong major and a good M.A. Barring the M.A., you want a really, really strong major. Otherwise you might as well stay home and teach at a community college, or “go secondary,” because it … More RAPIDAMENTE
BANE: Do you know what it is to manage a course with a complicated textbook, an online activities manual with hundreds of pop up windows between which you have to keep navigating for each student, a test bank with very long and complex, but not very good tests in it, and WebCT? It means you … More Banes of Finals Week
In this post we will discuss Neil Postman, whom I did read for pleasure, but first we will mention my least favorite book of all time: The Velveteen Rabbit. I avoid public radio at this time of year because it is given to reading this book. THE VELVETEEN RABBIT I dislike The Velveteen Rabbit intensely … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Neil Postman. A Book of Anti-Pleasure: The Velveteen Rabbit
Indeed, I do not like grand narratives when they request that you subject yourself to them. There is a Christian grand narrative. “Let God work through you” = do our bidding. There is a Marxist one. “Let the forces of history work through you” = you will get pie in the sky when you die. … More In Which I May Be Postmodern
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RACE Clio Bluestocking reminds us that “race” is a socially constructed category. I remember seeing an exhibit of photographs of renowned Brazilian writer Machado de Assis in Rio de Janeiro. He was mulato. Through his very successful writing he rose in fame and prestige throughout his life. The exhibit included photographs … More Three More Parts
I I detect in one teaching statement the key words INTEGRITY, DIGNITY, CONVICTION, and COMMITMENT. This is in response to the all too many compromises one makes, in the interest of bringing together different disciplines, “learning styles,” sub-disciplines, points of view, and so on – compromises which can lead to the creation not of an … More Three Parts
I Vou ver se hoje compro passagem. Depois explico o filme. II I bought a ticket. With tax it was $785 round trip. This is on American Airlines. It is not at all expensive, but it requires a 9 hour wait in Dallas. The film is Ó Pai, Ó, and this is its ficha. It … More Ó Pai, Ó: Bahia
Now much has been discovered. RIEDUCAZIONE It was abusive but the thing about it was that, like all abuse, its ultimate goal was to teach self abuse. I already knew how to do that, having learned about it very early on in life. Education militated against it, which is why I liked education. Reeducation reactivated … More Mais, yeah: révélations du jour
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