Historical Archives
I don’t often like to write about students here because, well, many of them read my blog and it’s not that I’d say bad things, but what I say might get misinterpreted. But I think when I see such good work coming out of them, I feel compelled to say something. We asked our students…
Jackie at A Patchwork Life responds to the PTA debate, as a mom volunteering in a lower income school. I think that the parents who responded to Elizabeth’s post that I linked to yesterday tend to be in higher income school districts, where the tax base is such that they probably could fully fund the…
There’s a very interesting discussion going on at Half-Changed World about what the PTA funds and whether it creates inequities or not. As I said over there, I have no idea what our PTA pays for at either the elementary or middle school. In fact, I’m planning to attend the school board meeting and the…
A number of posts have commented on the Chronicle article and the NPR story on clickers. I really don’t like clickers. I recognize that there are certain classes, mostly large lecture classes, where they seem necessary. Buy why do they seem necessary? Because there’s a recognition that students don’t always learn well in those settings…
I remember when blogs finally got on CNN’s radar. They had blog pundits. They dedicated a portion of a show to blogs, with a blog correspondent. They looked really stupid because none of them had actually read blogs much less written one, so they didn’t really get them. They’re slightly better about that now, but…
Via Leslie, I watched this poignant video chronicling the last month of the paper. What I was thinking as I was watching it was that the value of good reporting has never been highlighted by anyone very well. CNN, MSNBC, FOX, the “news” that many people watch and pay attention to has never been about…
Image via Wikipedia There’s been a bit of discussion about this NY Times article about the humanities needing to prove they’re worth the money in such trying economic times. I should say here and now that I have a degree in English from a SLAC, so I hope that gives me some credibility. Tim Burke…
Image via Wikipedia I just finished watching “The Biggest Loser” and opened up my reader to find this post by Horace at To Delight and Instruct. Although I personally judge myself and compare my body to others’, I’d never thought of how the medical profession might contribute to this. Horace describes the way his doctor…
Day 56: My Street, originally uploaded by lorda. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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