Critical theory, critical culture, & postmodern humanism
In a nutshell: This essay embodies everything that Pedagogishness seeks to be about. Just read it. No commentary from me is needed. Henry A. Giroux | The War Against Teachers as Public Intellectuals in Dark TimesIf the United States is Continue reading Teachers as Public Intellectuals
In a nutshell: The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will decide two pending cases with big implications for higher education despite a recent appeals court ruling that President Obama overstepped his constitutional authority in appointing three NLRB members last year. Continue reading Higher ed implications in court attack on NLRB
In a nutshell: One higher ed expert predicts 2013 will be the year of the MOOC, adaptive learning, and bargain-basement college degrees. Brian Kibby is President of the Higher Education Group at McGraw-Hill Education. On the Huffington Post yesterday, he Continue reading Brian Kibby’s Higher Education Predictions for 2013
In a nutshell: A group of 12 educators, including prominent experts on online education, this week published a draft “A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age.” The draft bill of rights for digital learners got Continue reading Online education advocates propose students’ bill of rights
In a nutshell: Despite earlier reports, a threat still remains to the return of Mexican-American Studies in Tucson. As I reported last month, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) on December 11 voted to approve a plan designed to satisfy Continue reading Update on Mexican-American Studies in Tucson
In a nutshell: W. Robert Connor’s piece on “The Shrinking Humanities” is fair and reasonable, but may mask more sinister prejudices against postmodern perspectives in the humanities. Very interesting piece by W. Robert Connor of the Teagle Foundation in Inside Continue reading Humanities: tumble dry on low?
In a nutshell: We need to shift the debate on STEM vs. liberal arts from an either/or to a both/and discussion. As reported in The New York Times, Governor Rick Scott of Florida is now proposing that Florida’s 12 state Continue reading Government picking winners and losers in college?
Yes, I teach college and graduate students; but I care about all education, including K-12, and I am concerned about the pernicious education policies currently being pursued by the federal government and many state governments, including privatization, increased reliance on Continue reading Advocating for Public Education in Indiana
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
In a nutshell: I find it hard to believe that teacher education is the problem in public education today. UPDATE: Feb. 2, 2013 Two months after I posted this entry, Kevin Kumashiro published Bad Teacher!, taking aim at the current Continue reading Blaming teachers, again