May 2012
13 posts
5 Things We Learned from Maurice Sendak
thetangential:
1. Children are mysterious, and childhood can be dark.
When I worked at a daycare, I watched High School Musical to see what the kids were so excited about. After seeing that the conflict was basically that the stars were good at too many extracurricular activities, I was disappointed. What were kids going through real problems supposed to learn from this? Editing out conflict...
The Gangsta Rap Guide to Dealing With Haters at...
thetangential:
Tip #1: Remind yourself what Rousseau said about humans being noble savages. Then remind yourself he’s wrong, and actually Dr. Dre was right when he said, “Give me one more platinum plaque and fuck rap, you can have it back.” Yes, French philosophy tells us humans are more than animals; that we have capacity for art, compassion, intellect. But, the fuck?! Freedom Fries! Humans...
April 2012
4 posts
March 2012
11 posts
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The Burden
lucidfuel:
Two monks were returning to the monastery in the evening. It had rained and there were puddles of water on the road sides. At one place a beautiful young woman was standing unable to walk accross because of a puddle of water. The elder of the two monks went up to a her lifted her and left her on the other side of the road, and continued his way to the monastery.
In the evening the...
“Although he thought of himself as a “regular” there, he always had to wait to be...”
– (via magnificentruin)
white men & a black woman's intelligence
daniellemertina:
A white guy on Tumblr said he feels sorry for people who think I’m intelligent. I didn’t respond to it at the time but I kept thinking about it. It was weird reading that because I’ve come a long way with what I think about whites and their white opinions. I was like, I ain’t care bruh.
The last thing I need is for a holy white man to think I’m intelligent. That is in fact the...
February 2012
14 posts
“[Kickstarter] is now on track to raise over $150 million for its users in 2012....”
– I feel like the internet just kicked America’s nuts in the middle of the playground with all the teachers watching.
If you haven’t read this yet, go be angry.
(via sweatonthelawn)
“A blank sheet of paper is God’s way of saying it’s not so easy to be God.”
– Absent Things as if They Are Present (via nevver)
“President Obama wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob,”...”
– Santorum: Obama ‘A Snob’ For Wanting Everyone To Go To College | TPM Livewire
GWALP opines: While I do believe the 4-year-arts college experience is NOT for everyone, I’m sick of this mindset that college is for the “snobs” or the “elite” or something.
You can go to “college” in a trade skill...
“Researchers in the University of Toronto’s neuroscience department are planning...”
– Connecting Teachers With Neuroscience Research - Inside School Research - Education Week (via teachersworldwide)
“The other day I attended the meeting of my local union chapter. A young man...”
– Not in Teacher School: In Defense of Unions
“There are very few thoughts or concepts that can’t be put into plain English,...”
– E. B. White, Why Brevity Is Not the Gold Standard for Style (via nevver)
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to...”
– Charles Bukowski (via ohmuffins)
Not in Teacher School: You Might Be in My 'Hood... →
mollyrockstar:
With the presidential campaign in full swing, one hears a lot about the economy and economic disparity. Sometimes, we even hear about how it affects schools. But I am not convinced that everyone really understands what it is like in an economically disadvantaged school. I am not sure that…
I feel like you were going for some self-deprecating humor, but this post just made...
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January 2012
7 posts
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December 2011
14 posts
