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Ender’s Game: A Belated Reading & Irrelevant Review
** spoiler alert ** This book was fine and was good as a kids’ adventure book, however… it was not well-written in terms of character development, use of language (think economy, setting-derived vernacular, and figurative language) and generally in terms … Continue reading
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Spoiler-Free Review of Speak No Evil, my favorite film at Sundance 2022
When a Danish family visits a Dutch family they’ve met on holiday, what are easily brushed aside as cultural differences charge the battery in the slow-burn horror that is Speak No Evil. The psychological and social horror that characterize this … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Philosophy, Political Considerations
Tagged Culture, culture shock, fear, film, films, gore, guests, Horror, movie, movies, nightmares, social graces, speak no evil, Sundance, sundance 2022, sundance22, tafdrup, Terror, the guests
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In Memoriam, my best friend
Grown men don’t usually refer to their friends as “best friends”. We have friends, buddies, pals, associates, peers, and even bros – but most of us left the tag “best friends” back in grade school. I met John in 2006. … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, friends, friendship, in memoriam, phish, phish tour, road trip, tour
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Sharing Gratitude for Podcast Guest Appearances
I’m always game to talk about education – about pedagogical methods, about the “Why” behind what we do, how things might be changed for improvement, and anything else. Because I’ve been meeting less with my curriculum team and middle school … Continue reading
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Tagged conversation, curricula, curricular development, curriculum, Curriculum Design, discussion, education, guest appearances, integrated studies, integrative studies, interdisciplinary, interdisciplinary studies, learning, mastery learning, mastery teaching, pedagogy, pod, podcasts, questionandanswer, student-centered learning, student-centered teaching, student-led learning, student-led teaching, Teaching
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Students at the Helm (for real)
[I]n Humanities, we had some academic goals focused on the stages of the writing process that could be achieved through a few different content avenues. So, I polled the students… Continue reading
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