It's just me yo.
No, really. THIS is how I do it.
I think about a lot of random stuff and I like to write it down. I believe in a lot of things and I think an equal amount of stuff is total crap. I am a cynical optimist. I am real. I like synchronicity and idiosyncrasy. My brain works quickly, which does not guarantee accuracy but is not A.D.D. Usually my mouth works even more quickly. I thought being really tall and living in Asia was pretty cool; but I am super glad to be back in California now. I want to be happy, bendy and satisfied... Because really, who wouldn't?-
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Tag Archives: Education
State of Emergency: Have you heard it all before?
This week was the “week of action” organized by the California Teachers’ Association, which included a series of demonstrations, protests and rallies. While in some ways I find this kind of grass-roots action inspiring and invigorating, I found myself … Continue reading
Posted in California, Education, Philosophical Underpinnings, Politics, San Francisco, Work
Tagged California, California State of Emergency, California Teachers Association, David Foster Wallace, economics, Education, educational rankings, educational spending, educational values, grass roots action, higher education, History, Idiocracy, Mother Jones, secondary education, teachers, teaching, The Economist, Thomas Jefferson
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Super STAR(testing)
This week we are spending doing STAR testing at school. These are the annual tests that “measure” student progress and contribute to school funding. It is a big deal with a tremendous amount of protocol attached and fairly large consequences … Continue reading
Posted in California, Education, Perception, Work
Tagged Education, learning, Martin A. Schwartz, Socrates, Socratic method, standardized testing, STAR tests, Students, teaching
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Looking at the dilemma of modern education through the eyes of Freshman: So Crates style.
Last week I wrapped up a fairly lengthy unit in my frosh English class that was built around the rise of plagiarism, not only in academia but also within our social schema: the notion that ownership of ideas-impressions-creations may be … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Philosophical Underpinnings, The Future, Work
Tagged academic dishonesty, academic relevance, Bush book controversy, Education, Harper Lee, Jeff Brenman, Karl Fisch, plagiarism, Scott McLeod, Sherman Alexie, Shift Happens, Sir Ken Robinson, Socrates, teaching, the Socratic method, To Kill A Mockingbird
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I need a job and you should really hire me. Here’s why:
I am a teacher. I mean, I am a lot of things, but one of the more significant ones is that: Teacher. There are all sorts of teachers. In fact, some of my most influential teachers have not been found … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Home, Life, Lists, Philosophical Underpinnings, Travel, Work
Tagged Certificated Secondary Education Candidates, Education, educational values, employment, I need a job, No Child Left Behind, reading, secondary education, teachers, teaching, Texas Social Studies Curriculum Controversy, unusual ways to try to get a job, Writing
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Essay requirement from the Oxford Gods goes to the dogs
Since 1932, and on and off prior to that, Oxford has been requiring as essay as part of a multi-day assessment [it consists of 12 hours of essays over two days. Half are on the applicants’ academic specialties, the other half on general … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Perception, Philosophical Underpinnings, The Future, Things I Wish I Would Have Thought Of
Tagged All Saints College, critical thinking, David Brooks, Education, educational values, essays, higher education, humanities, Oxford, reading, secondary education, synthesis, teaching, Texas curriculum changes, The Big Shaggy, TOK, Writing
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Who are you calling stupid?
There is something really bad going on in American education. And I do not mean á La Mala Educación… which would at least be interesting. It something pretty serious though. One of my illustrious [former] administrators once announced at a … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Perception, Work
Tagged A Fish Called Wanda, Adam Smith, America, Americans, Burning Man, capitalism, competition, Education, Idiocracy, John Stossel, Kurt Vonnegut, monopolies, stupidity, teaching, teenagers, The Wealth of Nations
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Devotion.
A silly beginner, basic apprentice aggressionIn the absence of a master, trying to make up my own lessonWho knew I would wait, I would wait such a long time… ~ Astronautalis, Oceanwalk I have been known to mock devotion a … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Perception, Yoga
Tagged Astronautalis, devotion, Education, teaching, Yoga
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