the kids ideas
I listen to conversations in class from students who feel as though their minds are out of control. Rufus said the brain itself wishes it was as conscious as the […]
War
gadd
A twenty year old student told me they have been in the business a long time. I asked if they could send me links to their work; they did. True […]
the fall semester
A person heard me describing what I’m doing and they were amazed. almost 200 students this semester, a lot of marking to be on top of between working at two […]
censoring X
“don’t it always seem to go, you don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone” In Brazil they are censoring X. I bet other democracies are watching because it sure […]
war is over if you want it
Student: What does your t-shirt mean?Teacher: The quote?Student: Which war is over?Teacher: It is a slogan from a campaign John Lennon and Yoko Ono started fifty-five years ago.Student: Which war?Teacher: […]
from one to the next
In yesterday’s class there was an album presentation of Desire by Bob Dylan. It led to a talk about Hurricane the song. That led to a talk about Rubin Carter […]
an aspect of being human
is that if you know something, like if you know how to play the piano, you have to often mix with people who don’t know but want to start and […]
Joooooohn, Yyyyyyyokooooooo
Watching the propaganda around Trump and Kamala Harris sort of fascinating. I don’t have friends who share my view on the circus but that’s ok. Nobody I knew as a […]
ceelo green’s other hit
There is a tough and defiant young woman in my class. You don’t want to mess with her. I make further trouble pronouncing her name wrong – more than once. […]
war
When Harper won, Mendelson Joe lost his mind. He was so freaked out. He said nothing will ever be the same. He gave me shit one time for waiting for […]