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Really?

And this is how we’re going to respond to this? Really?

2010 08 16 antero Why We Can't Get It Right
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Because I’m Teaching L.A.’s Kids: Thoughts on Today’s Front Page Article

I can’t say I’m all that surprised by today’s LA Times article addressing teacher effectiveness; it said nothing surprising about the importance of effective teachers; LAUSD sent out a phone blast to its employees on Friday essentially warning us of the impending article; a union-related listserv I subscribe to hotly debated the level of vitriol [...]

2010 08 15 antero Why We Can't Get It Right
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“Consequent Confidence” And The Books Our Kids Read

“Social hegemony [as] … spontaneous’ consent given by the great masses of the population to the general direction imposed on social life by the dominant fundamental group; this consent is ‘historically’ caused by the prestige (and consequent confidence) which the dominant group enjoys because of its position and function in the world of production.” – [...]

2010 05 20 antero Manual Arts
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Alice Waters Gathers Us Around the Table

The table is a civilizing place. It’s where a group comes and they hear points of view, they learn about courtesy and kindness, they learn about what it is to live in a community – live in a family first, but live in  bigger community. That’s where it comes from, don’t you think? And And [...]

2010 01 22 antero Why We Can't Get It Right
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Baby Steps

I’ve been trying for some time to track down the new Babies documentary trailer, after first seeing it before Where the Wild Things Are. I remembered feeling troubled by the way the film other-izes and makes cute foreign lifestyles and traditions. I’m not trying to be curmudgeonly and express distaste for everything, but it feels [...]

2009 11 28 antero Why We Can't Get It Right
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Stay Classy, San Diego

Visiting for the holiday break, I was disappointed to see this at the restaurant next to the local movie theater.

2009 11 27 antero Why We Can't Get It Right Comments (2)

Apparently Its Own Department‽

Saw this on the shelf in our main meeting room the other day and felt creeped out. Fitting, considering that on the same day, Wayne Au spoke to my Critical Theory class about his book, Unequal by Design. If ever a picture deserved an interrobang, it’s this one (thanks for the link, Peter).

2009 11 23 antero Manual Arts
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Defaced of Embraced?: A Much Needed Guest Post

So it starts with this: And then I get this: So I send this: As I think about the many conversations happening around YA literature, youth literacy, and reading efforts in our schools, it’s more and more obvious that the people that matter most in these discussions are not being included. I couldn’t be more [...]

2009 10 17 antero Why We Can't Get It Right
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Bookroom Discovery #1

As mentioned earlier, I’ve been helping out with an intersession class being taught in our school’s bookroom – a cavernous wonder of boxes, dust, and occasional cockroaches. Mr. Carlson and I have found a few noteworthy discoveries during our time in the room. I will be highlighting two or three of them here. The first [...]

2009 09 29 antero Manual Arts
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Space: The Unacknowledged Frontier

The new school year has begun. I teach three 90-minute classes. One class has 39 students, the other two float comfortably in the low, mid-30s. I’m travelling between two classrooms – the class I use for two periods currently has no working AC – the heat is of a level that would help propel Kozol [...]

2009 07 13 antero Manual Arts
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