Man…it’s been a minute!

Life has been a serious trip for me as of late. The things that Ihave able to write about don’t appear, to me at least, to be things that most people would find interesting. I’m in grad school, student teaching, and unable to write about the injustices or the justices that I often see. I [...]

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…On Ground Level…

Take a moment in an attempt to grasp what all is happening here

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An Aspect of Assimilation in Schools

Something that I wish more researchers, educators, and scholars would study and write about is the socialization and assimilation process that students go through during their “education”. For all students, this is a very difficult time and process. Recently I have spent a bit of time reading and analyzing how many African-American students manage this [...]

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An intriguing path of a math teacher

 
Mathography
 
          Something that I have recently realized is that I remember very little of my school educational experience before middle school. For instance, I don’t remember when I learned to read, write, or do math. I remember being “good” at doing these activities or exercises, but I have an extremely vague memory of when I [...]

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More of my story….

Literacy Autobiography
 
          One of the most shocking realizations that I have come to in the last year is that I have no recollection of ever being read to as a child by my parents or siblings. I imagine that I was likely read to here and there, but it was apparently so infrequent that I [...]

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Middle School Was Interesting…

 Middle School Autobiography

          My middle school years were both complex and a lot of fun. With the advent of hormones, I was one moment thinking about every attractive girl I saw and on the other contemplating the state of the world. I’ve always been one of those people that wish everyone could just get along. [...]

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A few things that shaped my education…

A CursoryEducational Biography

          I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Besides visiting other places and vacationing, I’ve lived in Portland all of my life. My parents are both from Texarkana, Arkansas. They grew up in the same neighborhood and were high school sweethearts. Unfortunately for them and for me as a result, they were [...]

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Class: Black Studies 410: White Studies; reflection two

Reflection Two…
Were the ways that you were taught about your history such that fit and/or conflicted with the standard versions?
I was especially intrigued by the last section of the DVD, “Race: The Power of an Illusion”. In other readings, I’ve run across the name of one of the sociologists who spoke in the film, Melvin [...]

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