What's this blog about?

I teach several courses under the broad topic of "Multicultural Education," prioritizing social justice issues of access, power/privilege, & narrowing the academic achievement gap. I am a person of color and I almost always have a white co-teacher. We include topics, such as: racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, deculturalization, transforming curriculum, etc. This is a place where I post information that we teach; lesson plans for activities; and resources we use and/or which are shared with me by my adult students.
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Friday, March 21, 2014

Know The Chain of Where Your Stuff is From

And the human rights violations that happened along the way.  Great talk about the global supply chain.

Friday, February 28, 2014

Mister Rogers

Only Mister Rogers would make the acceptance of his lifetime achievement award all about us — and consequently prove why he deserves every lifetime achievement award ever.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Who Do You Think You Are?

http://www.tv.com/shows/who-do-you-think-you-are/episodes/

My favorite episodes are the ones which trace back the lines of African Americans, cause you know what they are going to find --- or do they?

From Wikipedia
Who Do You Think You Are? is an American genealogy documentary series that premiered on NBC on March 5, 2010. The show is an adaptation of the British series of the same name, aired by the BBC. Each week a celebrity goes on a journey to trace his or her family tree. Lisa Kudrow is an executive producer for the series, which is a partnership between Shed Media, NBC Entertainment and Ancestry.com.
The series ran for twenty-seven episodes, broadcast over three seasons, before it was cancelled by NBC in 2012.[1] The series has since been picked up by TLC.[2] The fourth season is scheduled to premiere on July 23, 2013.[3] A how-to companion book to the series, also called Who Do You Think You Are?, is available to help viewers research their own roots.[4]

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Chinese Artist Comments on China (and Modern Life)

From http://www.visualnews.com: Although it would be much easier to photoshop people into a stock image to achieve a similar effect, all of Li Wei’s shots are taken on location, relying solely on wire harnesses to suspend his subjects in mid-air; thus making them all the more incredible. According to the Beijing-based artist, “There’s a visceral feeling of shooting on location that can’t be duplicated on a computer,” although he does use photoshop to remove the visible wires from his images.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Grandma's Home Cooking

From around the world: http://www.visualnews.com/2012/12/19/grandmas-home-cooking-from-around-the-world/?utm_source=VisualNews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41ef296f9f-RSS_EMAIL

A great set of photographs.