I’ve removed the political feeds from my inbox and replaced them with poetry from places…
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Category: critical thinking
Living as a human my entire life, the last decade paddling around in higher education, shaped my belief that teaching via processes like “childhood” and “school” generate behaviors and values we desire most consistently. The everyday observations by a child regarding adult behavior, and the standardized lesson planning in education shape our beliefs, often to the detriment of other types of critical thinking evidence.
This week, journalist and photographer David Bacon sledgehammers a hole in the wall, revealing the…
I teach motivation as part of my coursework in my Intro to College course, and…
A year of change should be followed by a year of normalizing…and more change! What does that look and feel like? What’s the good of seeing a change all the way through?
This is a link to an article I wrote for Inlandia Literary Journeys. Each Sunday’s…
Metrics! No matter your job, there are data available to validate, educate, or eliminate you! …
College campuses are getting a good deal of attention these days. In fact, we always…
Why People Believe Weird Things from @michaelshermer is the perfect antidote to the clock-watching and smartphone searching that begins in earnest as we start the fourth hour of class together. It’s funny, moves from point to point with purpose, and uses so many cultural references (UFO’s, drugs, music, religion) that almost anyone can find a part to enjoy.