Procrastadabbler

I’ve been really discouraged about my research/writing recently and really hating my teaching as well (not all of it, just parts). I can’t give up my teaching (it pays the bills), but I stepped away from the writing to see if it would make me feel better – not so stretched. I have writing projects [...]

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Since I’ve started on Facebook and Twitter, I’ve blogged less. I’m not happy with that development. I used to blog about things I’ve read and what it makes me think about. Since twitter and Facebook, I’ve gotten in the habit of just posting the links. I’ve gotten lazy, and my thinking has gotten lazy.
This morning [...]

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In my Language, Literacy, and Diversity in American Education class one of the experiential assignments students can choose is creating a grocery list and menu for a family of four (2 adults, 1 high schooler, 1 elementary student) on $147 (which is based on the max amount available through SNAP (formerly known as food stamps). [...]

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Thus wrote Audrey Lourde in a stinging indictment of white feminism, patriarchy, and heterosexuality. These words are also ringing true these days as I think about educational reform and my role in it. I shudder to admit it, but I must do so, by being part of the system (as a teacher educator), I am [...]

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Here’s a clip of what Obama actually said to Joe the Plumber. I understand though why some people misconstrue it. He doesn’t answer in a soundbite – you actually have to listen and pay attention.
Part of me wonders and worries whether through our desire to build collaborative/responsive learning environments we have left out helping people [...]

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