Politics
-
Best Practices For Teaching During COVID-19
One of my favorite pictures of teaching in action. “Hey Google” “What are the best practices for teaching during Covid-19?” Spoiler alert: There are none. When my school district produced a mandatory professional development session that taught teachers how to transition to online learning, I became immediately skeptical. I was also frustrated at the utter hubris it Continue reading
-
The Needs of the Many
I spend far too much time on Facebook these days. Being quarantined at home has it’s own toll on your mental health, but scrolling Facebook for hours on end also has it’s own toll. One of the tolls Facebook creates is actually a dichotomy. On one hand it’s a false sense of empowerment. The feeling Continue reading
-
Teaching and Politics: Part 1
Teaching is political. There is no way to get around that fact. Anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves and those around them. Evidence? Easy, look at the legislation in some states that are pushing for creationism to be taught alongside science. They want to teach that slaves were nothing more than happy servants in Continue reading
-
To wrap up the year, I thought I would reflect on the things that have impacted my teaching the most. From the strategies learned and tested to the sociopolitical atmosphere currently stressing the foundations of what education is. These are the things that for good or bad I have taken away from the 2017 year. Continue reading
The Life Argotic 