reason #1,293 why I don’t teach
A friend who does teach received this from a student at the end of the semester–a college senior, now, so this is an adult woman about to go out in the world and presumably take responsibility for her own actions (don’t even get me started on her poor ability to communicate–did she think she was [...]
that mfa is worth even less than you thought
for those of us who teach
Deirdre was going through some old stuff from grad school and came across a student’s quiz where they’d been asked to define “art canon”:
‘Art canon’ means one who creates art excessively. It is he who makes artwork that is both stunning and explosive (hence, the word, ‘canon’). It is the artist that makes work that [...]
this kid is our future
(Hell, who’s not bitter? )
Child investigated for homework threat to Bush
By Richard C. Lewis
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) – The Secret Service on Thursday said it was investigating a Rhode Island student who wrote a rambling essay advocating violence against President Bush and major U.S. corporations. A homework assignment asked 7th-grade students at John F. Deering [...]
I blame the Christians
Literacy level of U.S. college graduates declines
Educators are stunned by 10-percent drop
By Lois Romano, Washington Post
Literacy experts and educators say they are stunned by the results of a recent adult literacy assessment, which shows that the reading proficiency of college graduates has declined in the past decade, with no obvious explanation. “It’s appalling—it’s really astounding,” [...]
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- Taking a Break February 4, 2012Site visitors will probably notice that I haven’t updated here frequently. I am taking a break from my site(s) for at least the summer. I’ve been working in this field for 25 years and I’m burned out on photography and art, the site(s) are in need of major updates/ revamping/ retooling, social media is exhausting, [...] […]
- A New Mission for Aperture? February 4, 2012[…]
- Mambu Badu’s Inaugural Magazine February 4, 2012Danielle was briefly a contributor to this site; I am very excited to hear about her latest venture, the collective and now journal Mambu Badu “that seek to find, expose, and nurture emerging female photographers of African descent.”  Congrats, Danielle! As you may (or may not) know, last fall, I co-founded Mambu Badu, a photography collective […]