by Larry Burns | Jun 4, 2018 | art, critical thinking, happiness, poetry, Uncategorized, writing
I’ve removed the political feeds from my inbox and replaced them with poetry from places like Rattle Magazine. Not only does it calm my mind, it keeps it in a creative place. Instead of encouraging me to yell and scream about things I cannot control, it makes the...
by Larry Burns | Apr 25, 2018 | belief, classroom management, college teaching, critical thinking, higher education, leadership, metrics, training, Uncategorized, UOPX
Not to brag, but I teach at three colleges. It’s a cold hard fact of the college professor lifestyle. One is a traditional community college where I teach in the classroom. Another is a non-profit liberal arts college operating mostly online. My third and...
by Larry Burns | Apr 6, 2017 | art, belief, chicano, critical thinking, things to do in riverside, Uncategorized
This week, journalist and photographer David Bacon sledgehammers a hole in the wall, revealing the 750,000 farm workers in California hidden from view. Their labor is performed away from where most of us work; few of us sleep in their conditions, but they are still...
by Larry Burns | Feb 24, 2017 | art, critical thinking, Family, happiness, things to do in riverside, Uncategorized
I teach motivation as part of my coursework in my Intro to College course, and I sprinkle it into many of my Critical Thinking classes. The other day I faced a pile of dirty dishes. That moment clarified just what each of us faces when it comes to finishing a task....
by Larry Burns | Jul 19, 2016 | art, college teaching, critical thinking, higher education, Uncategorized, writing
What is Your Sophomore Year? Over the rest of 2016, my top writing project will be the completion of a book covering a year of significant change. In my art and my writing, I often choose places of significant conflict. This is not always negative but it does capture...
by Larry Burns | Mar 16, 2016 | career, college teaching, critical thinking, UOPX, writing
This is a link to an article I wrote for Inlandia Literary Journeys. Each Sunday’s Life section of the Press Enterprise features a different guest column. This is from 3/13/2016. Share, enjoy, and read other postings on the subject of writing here – The...
