[Cross-posted on Edutopia] Image credit: Monisha Das All in all, this year was tough but I made it through. I learned a lot about culture, society, and religion. Society shouldn’t determine who you are as a person because who [can] judge us? We as individuals can only judge ourselves. (Excerpt from Long Nu’s Final Portfolio) The […]Read Post ›
This semester students in my two Globalization classes have been reading six different works of Global Fiction. In an attempt to allow students to connect across classes, work independently, and balance several projects at once, I made a Google site where each student has a page. Students complete work related to Global Fiction on their […]Read Post ›
[Cross-posted on Edutopia] I am one of those people who regularly figures out exactly what to say after the moment has passed. I will be deep in conversation with someone, sharing thoughts and bouncing around ideas. Yet, as the thoughts swirl, I’ll have an unsettled feeling. Often it is not until some time later, when […]Read Post ›
This is a nice time of year for my classes. We have quite a bit going on in both Globalization and World History. Here is a snapshot of some of what went on today: Student playwrights are leading rehearsals of their plays that investigate issues of hope and struggle in preparation for performances next week. Here […]Read Post ›
[Cross-posted on Edutopia] The wonderful poet Naomi Shihab Nye first introduced me to William Stafford’s idea that no one becomes a poet. She says that we are all born poets, and it’s just that some of us choose to keep up the habit. At times, all of us inevitably get stuck viewing ourselves in static and limiting ways. When […]Read Post ›
Mr J Block 