Author Archives: admin

I’m recently back from an academic conference. The Urban Affairs Association is my very favorite conference: it is interdisciplinary, attracts academics and practitioners, and there are always more interesting sessions to attend than there are hours in the day. I … Continue reading →

This is what I had to tell my upper level social welfare class today: Folks, I’ve been thinking a lot about some things that are troubling me in our discussions lately. I’m trying to figure out (a) exactly how to … Continue reading →

Why the BSG finale pissed me off. 21 March 2009 at 14:14 And I was going to say – disappointed me – which is true. But I’m actually pissed off about it. Just the last hour. Here’s why: *It’s not … Continue reading →

Today. Schooling. Other stuff. 26 February 2011 at 18:56 For the past 4 years I have been teaching a sociology of education course, and a cross-cultural education course. I think a *lot* about schooling and inequality; and the processes that … Continue reading →

7 May 2011 at 18:44  I just had an amazingly traumatic experience, at a 4 yr olds’ birthday party. The kids were great – although mine was tired & cranky and a little ill-behaved. No, my problem was with adults … Continue reading →

10 October 2011 at 20:18 I’ve been thinking about this A LOT, and I want to write about it —- and I *welcome* thoughts, suggestions, etc. But, at the outset, I want to say how much I *don’t* want to … Continue reading →

I’m still working my way through the readings for DOOO this week. I start feeling overwhelmed – the kind of overwhelmed that comes mid-semester, when the grading keeps creeping in, and the conference is 2.5 weeks away (and involves a … Continue reading →

The readings we’ve been engaging with about developing personal learning communities or environments (I prefer communities, because I would…) have been encouraging, exciting, motivating – and overwhelming. Just a tad. I understand the idea that we should be intentional and … Continue reading →

The DOOO readings for week two raised issues of how we present and understand our digital selves, and encourage us to think about how our digital selves are created and controlled. Baym & Boyd use Mead and Cooley and the … Continue reading →