don't be stroopid

for those unfamiliar with the test, you're supposed to name the colors of the letters of each word, not the word.

what is experienced is the conflict of two cognitive systems, one reading color and one reading words. somehow it relates to an assignment of endless articles, essays, and performance cycles.

aaaah.

tonight's first guest

cooperating teacher told me of a teaching strategy he once used. a desk, a couch, a microphone, and a guitar. it sounded like a real education. unfortunately, it fell victim to the changing schools of thought.

ladies and gentlemen, please welcome big bill broonzy! hey, hey.

not true; p rox

"wouldn't you like to speak with them before they went to the principal or superintendent? so, please give the course and the professors the respect they deserve."

flashback090809091009andbeyond

epals and voicethread. i was all about them once according to some old twits. i do remember that there was a teacher in providence that used one of them trying to get some correspondence for a class project. also, as i considered the state of unrest in the cohort, specifically around the amount of "busywork" (!?) in 5055, i was reminded of and checked out some older posts. i thought this slogging was something once. i mean i wrote a lot more. and most everyone else (mda/lb aside) didn't, except for the assigned busywork. last week, all i was hearing was the same complaints about pd that i've been hearing for the past three years. the frightening thing is that no one's even employed as a teacher yet.

save coney island!

welcome back

i'm calling this a fine example of a not-so-fine example. the music makes the video.

flatiron

click on this picture to bring it into focus.

having never spent more than three consecutive days in the city, we impressed ourselves with our geographic knowledge. where was that photo we saw anyway? if my recollection is correct, i read that this was the tallest building in the world at one time. but don't take my word for it, you've got an entire worldwide web at your disposal. use it.