Critical theory, critical culture, & postmodern humanism
In a nutshell: A low-stakes writing exercise can serve as a way of reviewing for an exam and can even allow students to participate in developing the test. Before I make up essay questions for a midterm or final exam, Continue reading Low-stakes Writing as Test Prep
In a nutshell: What I care most about in the classroom is increasing students’ awareness of social justice, categories of privilege and oppression, the connection between knowledge and power, and their own potential as champions of freedom. Here I explore Continue reading Critical Pedagogy in My Classroom
From the Education Pages of The New York Times To Be Black at Stuyvesant High By FERNANDA SANTOS Published: February 25, 2012 Rudi-Ann Miller is one of 40 blacks among the 3,295 students at New York’s Stuyvesant High School. The Continue reading Excelling While Black
In a nutshell: Links to two interesting stories on education in Africa. See the end of this post for the latest updates on education in Africa. How do you fix education in Africa, where students have far fewer opportunities than Continue reading Tackling Education in Africa
In a nutshell: The flipped classroom purports to be the latest in student-centered learning, but I suspect it is really the latest in media software marketing. Read on… As far as I can determine, the so-called “flipped classroom” (also called Continue reading Really, flipped classroom!?!
In a nutshell: Young Mexican-American students in Tucson are under attack by right-wing, reactionary forces for trying to understand the matrix of oppression and privilege in which their lives are embedded. UPDATE: April 28, 2012 “When they see students asserting Continue reading Banned in Tucson: Critical Race Studies