Monthly Archives: July 2010

Divine in thy youth…

Last night i was lucky enough to attend the final night of the brave new voices poetry competition for young people with students from Manual Arts. The night was an amazing reminder of the power of words… As young people … Continue reading

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Ideal Communities…

watching a colleague teach the same course that i am teaching – community action research – today students were asked to describe their IDEAL and REAL communities… Teacher: what does your ideal community look like Student: a white person’s neighborhood … Continue reading

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Why my job is awesome…

after thinking about my earlier post today i felt somewhat ungrateful and a bit too negative. i didn’t want to convey the impression that i was less than happy with my decision to leave john muir and travel with my … Continue reading

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The Library: A safe place?

of all the things that get in the way of me ever completing a book that i start, the last thing i thought would be a barrier is the library at the high school i work at. yet that has … Continue reading

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