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Tag Archives: education
On Knee Pads and Feminism
This anecdotal allegory arose after a recent concert by the original Sloths. This band, led by a Rick Springfield doppelganger unable to afford what should be a mandatory quota of Botox and Juvederm but who is nonetheless dedicated to his … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, aging, current issues, education, feminism, friends, music, rock and roll, slut shaming, teaching, Tucson, women, women's rights
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R.I.P. Public Education
It is heart-wrenching to watch the noble citadel which used to protect public education crumble beneath the weight of inept government intervention. As a 15-year high school English teacher, I watch helplessly as my once-proud profession is slowly, painfully … Continue reading
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Tagged education, politics, public education, taxes, teach for america, teachers, unions
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As my students gear up to read The Great Gatsby, I was looking for a hook this morning to help them understand the sociocultural norms of the 20s, and particularly the distinguishing characteristics of class and upbringing. Nick, the … Continue reading
Declaration of Dependence
As a public high school teacher, it’s difficult to blog about the state of education in Arizona without sounding like a whiner. After all, we are privileged enough to work with young people who are caring, talented, and enthusiastic … Continue reading
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Tagged arizona, children, current issues, education, government, jobs, literacy, politics, public education, public school, school, social issues, students, teachers, welfare
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Privacy#notanissue#
Trapwire, NEC networks, smartphones as tracking devices, drones, wiretapping, spycams…our Cowardly New World seems to know no boundaries where privacy is concerned. This morning, my students and I were discussing spying as a motif in Hamlet, and extended the … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, drones, education, Filner, government, growing up, politics, privacy, relationships, scandal, sex, social media, webcams, Weiner, wikileaks
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For Shame
In this Brave New World where the average facebook user meticulously reveals her lunch selection at Subway with a proud flourish worthy of a Pentagon wikileak , who can blame us for becoming desensitized to embarrassment? Vague acquaintances flood their … Continue reading
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Tagged current issues, education, facebook, growing up, internet, social media, social profiles
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Chela
Another one of my former students became a murderer. Her name is Marisela “Chela” Romero, and she shot Rene Carrillo in the head during a weekend camping trip on Mount Lemmon. She has been charged with second degree murder and … Continue reading
Hot
June 9 HOT Students these days love to refer to young girls as “hot.” Hot flashes, Arizona sun, sweating in bed. It is a nefarious practice of mine during the summer if I am not traveling to “crash” the pools … Continue reading
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Tagged education, growing up, memoir, peru, politics, south america, travel
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Taking Your Medicine
When I was seven, I dared my naïve neighbor, Paul Lumbsten, to stick a pink pencil eraser up his nose. He not only did so, but had to have it removed at the doctor’s office. It had lodged somewhere up … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, diet, education, growing up, memoir, short story
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Yes, Jose, There is Such a Thing as Free Lunch
As I and thousands of my dedicated brethren on the front lines, the public school teachers across our nation, are joining the ranks of the unemployed, our young charges complain about the quality of their breakfast burritos. I hear the … Continue reading
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