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Whose Morals?
The conversation going on over at Max Bean’s blog on moral education has greatly activated my own thinking on the topic. As the daughter of Southern Segregation-era, late Depression-era, Korean...
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The First Day – Again
On Friday, which was yesterday, I officially embarked on my 18th year as an educator. It was a good day. Aside from the usual knuckle-headed behavior from a few 9th grade boys, the students seem...
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9/11: A Couple of Thoughts
I know that there are going to be a bookoo of blog posts proliferating the Internet in rememberance of 9/11. What follows is something a bit different, and they are two quotes from two loved ones: My...
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I usually don’t make New Year’s Resolutions…
Image via Wikipedia but, my colleague, Elona, inspired me. I am also appropriating Elona’s list of resolutions, which she appropriated from “Anonymous.” Here they are: A few friends who understand me...
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Back at it
Last week was the first week of school. Albeit a four-day week, due to the Labor Day holiday, it was a full week, nonetheless. That being said, I think it was my most successful first week of school...
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Memín Pingüín
This is a fascinating essay, on a myriad of levels. It offers a well-articulated, socio-historical critical analysis of Afro-Latino race relations in Mexico.
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Get a Bag
My mother, like most mothers, has passed along wisdom, much of which is culturally constructed, but valuable, nonetheless. Take today, for example. I was at my local neighborhood CVS, purchasing...
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Matt Damon is My Hero…
nothing more to be said. Check out the video.Filed under: Deconstructing and Decompressing Tagged: education, K through 12, Matt Damon, postaday2011, postaweek2011, SOS Rally, teachers
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Calling Out the Educated Fools
I was made aware of the folllowing video via Ms. Afropolitan’s recent blog post. Ms. Afropolitan, and Nabil Abdul Rashid, make compelling and intelligent points about the London riots, and call out...
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Web-Based Portfolios
The first time I read this post, which was about a year ago, I said to myself, “You’ve got to be kidding.” Since that time, however, I have revisited the blog post in question; in fact, most recently,...
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