Barry’s BlueSky- Untitled April 24, 2024And there's a written version! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/24/zionism-seder-protest-new-york-gaza-israel [contains quote post or other embedded content]
- Untitled April 24, 2024Naomi Klein on how Zionism has become a false idol. https://youtu.be/U75KcMUjMyI?si=uZuV_UNZkWXNFYG3&t=198
- Untitled April 24, 2024The Leader of All Manhood has issued his ruling: It's gay for men to love sex with women. Guys: If you hate sex with women, you can do it and be straight. But if you love sex with women, that's gay. If you want to be straight, fuck men instead. Sorry, but that's the rule.
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Category Archives: Education
Blogging My Summer Classes: 2b or Not 2b? (Part 2)
One of the more interesting discussions that my students and I had while reading David Crystal’s essay was about the “Txt laureate” poetry contest that T-Mobile held in the UK to celebrate World Poetry day in 2007. Contestants sent their … Continue reading
Blogging My Summer Classes: 2b or Not 2b?
I am teaching two classes this month, Literature of the Holocaust and Freshman Composition. It’s an interesting combination, since the Holocaust literature class focuses on the use of language to make art, and therefore a kind of beauty, out of … Continue reading
Because It Is the First Day of the Spring Semester…
…and I think this is a worthwhile message to send to all students.
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Because Reading is Fundamental
I miss reading. I really do. In a big, big way. And it has, especially over the past couple of days, been making me very, very sad. It started after I read Joshua Bodwell’s article in the most recent issue … Continue reading
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Some Help with a Class I am Teaching in the Spring
I am in the midst of prepping a course on mythology and folklore (an honors section) that I will be teaching this coming semester. I have pretty much decided on the general themes I want to cover, though the way … Continue reading
Compulsory Heterosexuality in Action
It’s been a long time since I’ve read Adrienne Rich’s essay, Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately, mostly because I’ve been talking to the student in my class from South Asia whose … Continue reading
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There is Way Too Much Drama in My Classes This Semester
One of the things I really like about teaching at a community college, and specifically at the community college where I am employed, is that it’s a place where people who might otherwise not have the chance to get a … Continue reading
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Too Often, the Passive Voice is Given a Bad Rap
I really enjoyed “Mistakes Are Made,” by Geoffrey Pullum, one of the writers on Lingua Franca, one of my new favorite blogs. We just had a whole conversation in my technical writing class about how to use and not to … Continue reading
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Help My Wife Inspire Her Kindergarteners to Read – Donate to Her Project at Donor’s Choose
Have you ever seen the pride and joy in a child’s face when he or she reads independently for the first time? That is the feeling my wife wants her kindergarten students to have. She is trying to raise money … Continue reading
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