Posted in Education, Politics, Students, Teaching on Oct 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Back in the beginning of October, Christina Mallon, a teacher at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Arizona, was placed on paid administrative leave for performing a cheerleading routine during one of her classes.
The performance was captured by a student on his camera phone video recorder, and the student subsequently uploaded the video to YouTube. […]
Posted in Adminstration, College, Education, Politics, Students, Teaching on Aug 29th, 2007 No Comments »
New books—new pens—new lunch packs—new folders: ah, the start of a new semester. (These are my new things: I wonder what new things my students will have?)
California has a budget—that makes things a bit easier, but the shuffle, bustle, and confusion of the first and second class meetings are always a challenge.
This semester, we’ve […]
Posted in College, Politics, Students, Teaching on Aug 22nd, 2007 2 Comments »
Like many Californians, I’ve been keeping my eye on the budget standoff—not because it’s a new phenomenon: it happens just about every year—but because of the impact it will have on my upcoming classes.
While sums of money too large to comprehend are spent on political campaigns and blowing people up, and those who refuse to […]