Narrating and Demonstrating the Work We Do
We had an exciting visit to Kenyon by David Rosenwasser and Jill Stephen, authors of Writing Analytically. (Dave and Jill are absolutely charming and wonderful workshop facilitators; if you’re having a campus conversation about writing you should look them up.) One of their techniques is to have students keep a commonplace book. As a classroom … Continue reading Every one of them words rang true →
Everyday on campus I get to meet different students who have all have very different backgrounds. I am in complete AWE everyday at what I hear! I feel so fortunate to hear these incredible experiences/stories. Some of these students have moved to a new country in search of getting a good education and while moving […]
Writing can be a very effective way of organizing and recording one’s thoughts, and having been reading this morning on critical theory and perspective transformation (as opposed to doing the usual New York Times crossword), I feel a need for some cognitive back-up. Perspective transformation involves first recognizing and identifying internalized cultural myths and ideologies, […]
I’m a dork. A nerd. Pretty much the most awkward human and yet… I just don’t care. You can’t make me care. I embrace my dork-i-ness. But, there are times in life when being a dork can be a bit much. For example, when you’re trying to meet a guy and rather than spending Saturday […]Read Post ›
The 21st century has much of society unattached to the problems in the world, the people around us, and even from ourselves. We have a lot to learn outside of our schedules, emails and news feeds, and many individuals don’t take the opportunity to reflect and learn from everything between the lines. Self-reflection is something far more…
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I have a bit of a weird relationship with the arts. I appreciate the beauty of a wide variety of music, architecture, literature and such. I married a woman with a degree in music whose major instrument throughout her degree was voice, but who is also an accomplished pianist and can play a guitar, a […]
#10. If you participate in Weight Watchers, you don’t win with the highest score: #9. Crocheting is a real thing: #8. You have to constantly apologize on behalf of the male gender #7. You get the insight scoop of what date night should look like. #6. You constantly ask for help. … Continue reading 10 Things You Learn Being the Token Male In the Office. →
I had a few minutes before an after work pick up to try this one out. A few minutes, turns into…more than a few minutes. Four icons to represent me. All original icons remixed and reused (CC by 3.0) from… Continue Reading →
I love to be in the kitchen. The kitchen is my playhouse. It’s a place where I can focus, where learning and doing emulsify, where this singular moment connects to long tradition. I expect I could find the path from the stove to the fridge to the sink with my eyes closed. OW! Well, I can … Continue reading Everybody eats when they come to my house →