When I got hired as the journalism adviser for my new high school, I got the sense that this was not a coveted position. No one seemed to be fighting for this job. At first I was baffled, but later I realized that many people view newspaper as a fading art. The cost of publication is high, no one wants… Read more →
The Flash Card. In this age of digital literacy, the mere utterance of the words flash cards may be akin to mutiny. Clearly positioned as a stark juxtaposition, is my own recollection of the value of the infamous flash card. When I reflect back on my own education in the mid-1980’s I seem to remember a barrage of flash cards!… Read more →
A few weeks ago I got an email requesting my participation on a Skype video conference. The request came from the Marquette University Ronald McNair program. As a former undergraduate fellow of the McNair program, I jumped at the chance. If you teach teenagers and are unfamiliar with this program, or any of the EOP/ TRIO programs, it is worth checking… Read more →
Presently, I am three weeks from my graduation ceremony! Several years of late night classes, dissertation writing, and holding my APA manual tightly, is coming to an end. I had an old colleague ask me a few days ago, “So, what are you trading in all that writing and research for?” What am I trading it for? Hum…good question. I think the… Read more →
