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“In this kind of knowledge economy giving up on your education and dropping out of school means not only giving up on your future, but it’s also giving up on your family’s future and giving up on your country’s future.” There has been a lot of buzz lately about reforming public [...] Today, my heart was broken by a tweet: “thing that hurts me more than the honor student that got murdered in chicago are the mofos who stood by, filmed and yelled ‘get a closeup!’” from (@Questlove of The Roots) America’s blood lust has spilled over onto our children. Every time a fight breaks out at my school, [...] If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.~Audre Lorde it is only october, school is in full swing, the first set of grades have gone out, i have a firm grasp of who my students show themselves to be, and i’ve noticed some troubling [...] The first half of CNN’s documentary Black in America was extremely interesting. It touched on a myriad of issues, but (to me) offered few solutions. I am on the road and do not have my computer, so I wasn’t able to blog during or after the show, but I just had a few thoughts…and I [...] teaching does not come easy to me. i’m not a natural teacher. sometimes i struggle to explain difficult and abstract concepts to my students. sometimes i struggle with my (lack of) patience & sarcasm. and sometimes, i just struggle. today wasn’t one of those days. today, my kids “got it,” and for the first time, [...] writing is fightinga barrage of words bangingpaper ears your heart strugglingto conect beyond the noisebeyond what makes us wonderingif anyone can hearour inside voice, really or ifit even mattersat all. ~~~~~~~ i’m in a rush, posting between periods. but i’m struggling to teach my students how to write…clearly. they are so stuck in a world of txt [...] so, as i do every weekend, i peruse the NY Times & The LA Times for interesting articles about real estate, education, and an update on the homicide rate in LA County. for the record, the number of homicides in LA County is nearing 700 (692 & counting. see my previous post). insanity. this week, while [...] oh how i love black people, young people, and ALL people. how did you spend your Black Thursday? the little one and i donned all black in solidarity with the cause. i made sure i bought him a black t-shirt last night, just so he could support the movement, even if he didn’t understand what [...] Warning: if you are offended by the n-word & expletives, this post ain’t for you. proceed. BLACK radio is doing it! there is an air of protest and youth-activism that we haven’t seen in YEARS. If it weren’t for black radio’s on air personalities (Michael Baisden, Steve Harvey, and Tom Joyner to name a few) & [...]  |
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