Monthly Archives: June 2008

participatory education? who wulda thunk

apparently many people, including my unfair and unbalanced colleague Antero, who’s recent posting on participatory youth culture via MTV , is a wake up for true culturally relevant instruction. how to engage our students fully and still have them learn … Continue reading

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Information Deformation – Video

this is what we are up against… our 21st century challenge as educators Information Deformation – Video: “ This video takes a look at data, information, knowledge and wisdom. As mentioned in Did You Ever Wonder?, there is a lot … Continue reading

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bad news = reassigned….

full of fear i am as i complete my third year in a a Los Angeles Public Middle School… fear that i so often put aside the dark knowledge that so much of what goes on in my place of … Continue reading

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critical pedagogy or “afro-centrism?

are we moving forwards or backwards? when does teaching critical thinking skills to students become a form of brainwashing? (which, if you really want to see examples of brainwashing then you should read this book… or you can see some … Continue reading

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education for change

it is like you read my mind Billster… for you pretty much summed up my lecture to my fourth period today. mine was more long winded and had some added flair, comments, a bit of a discussion towards the end. … Continue reading

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