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Non Western Holidays
I have discussed holidays a few times on this blog, mostly in relation to how our American holidays and celebrations can have negative effects on non-practicing students, families, and community members. This time, things are a little different. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on Monday, May 6th of this year. That means that… Continue reading
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Reasons vs. Excuses
One of the most important things I have learned over the course of this year is the concept of the fundamental attribution error. If you are unfamiliar with this concept, here is a quick primer: The fundamental attribution error is when your biased against the actions of someone else; but when you perform the same… Continue reading
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Language Matters(Again!)
I am very disappointed in whomever is the social media editor of Human Rights Watch. For those of you who don’t know, Human Rights Watch or HRW is a non-government organization dedicated to the defense of all human rights. They do things like pressure governments to fix issues and make policies which protect the rights… Continue reading
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Equity Maps
In January, Jennifer Gonzales of Cult of Pedagogy posted a blog on education tech tools to try in 2019. At the top of her list was an app that caught my attention immediately called Equity Maps. After a few purchasing problems at the district level, I was able to get into the app just in… Continue reading
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Expectations and Anchoring
In Dr. Steven Novella’s book The Skeptics’ Guide To The Universe, he cites an idea called anchoring. Basically, the premise is this: The number you start with is your anchor number. Any number on either extreme of that number will cause you to react. For example, if I said that I just gave out 100 dollars… Continue reading
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New Year. New Blog
This year, instead of having a personal resolution like the one I had last year (Yes, I did meet that goal!), I have decided to work more on this blog and my writing. There is a lot of unpublished content here on The Life Argotic that my ADHD makes difficult to complete. But I am… Continue reading
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Grammar Police: Than vs. Then
Just as a preface, I love writing about this stuff. So if it seems like it’s one long tangent, it is. English spelling is full of little surprises in etymology that tend to become rabbit holes for me jump into. However, this time it was simply a hunch that brought me to the history and… Continue reading
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Can we talk about holidays? Again
Every year, starting around Halloween it never fails that some teachers get their long underwear in a bunch over not being able to celebrate their holidays like the “good ole’ days.” Ladies and gents, I have seen every flipping argument in the book. From it’s my culture to it’s a free country, it never fails that… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap Up: Word of the Week
This week felt extremely long for some reason. I think what made it longer than it should have been was the fact that we just came off MEA break, where I only worked three days. Anytime you are coming from a vacation, time seems to need time to get back into order. I also learned… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-up
This week was unusually long for some reason. There were a lot of meetings and stressors that seemed to build on top of one another. Yet, at the end of it all, I feel like a lot was accomplished both at work and in myself. In the classroom, I finally had the chance to develop some… Continue reading
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