Teaching… Generative AI in the Classroom 13 May 2024 From personal observation, I'd say that roughly 15-25% of my students this semester used AI to complete most or all of an assignment. By casually skimming, I can usually tell…
activism… Collateral Damage 17 Oct 202317 Oct 2023 Yesterday in class we were discussing the differences between traditional media (TV, newspapers, radio, etc.) and new media (social media, podcasts, blogs, etc.). We talked about how 9/11 might have…
activism… Banned Books 2 Oct 20233 Oct 2023 The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 was met by my students with tepid interest at first. In the characters they sometimes saw themselves, a parent, a sibling, or a…
Teaching… Public Funds, Private Schools 21 Sep 202321 Sep 2023 On Glensford Drive here in Fayetteville one could be forgiven for not even noticing Montclair Elementary School, lost as it is in the enormous shadow of Berean Baptist Church. Across…
activism… This Unhappy Consciousness 4 Aug 2023 Recently, I was the recipient of a "40 Under 40" award in my community. 40 Under 40 is a feature of many mid-size cities across the United States, and is…
Memoir… Retention 22 Dec 201825 Jul 2021 I begin the semester with a plea, a sermon, a prophecy: "Y'all are adult students. Stuff happens. Stuff is going to happen. People will get sick, bosses will work you…
Teaching A Letter to My Students (circa 2010) 14 Feb 201826 Jul 2021 I maintained a blog on Open Salon when I was a high school teacher from 2008 to 2011 (when I was laid off). It’s gone now because Salon decided to ax the…
An Unhappy Consciousness 