Category Archives: Education

Because It Is the First Day of the Spring Semester…

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

…and I think this is a worthwhile message to send to all students.

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Because Reading is Fundamental

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I miss reading. I really do. In a big, big way. And it has, especially over the past couple of days, been making me very, very sad. It started after I read Joshua Bodwell’s article in the most recent issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, literature | 11 Comments  

Some Help with a Class I am Teaching in the Spring

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I am in the midst of prepping a course on mythology and folklore (an honors section) that I will be teaching this coming semester. I have pretty much decided on the general themes I want to cover, though the way … Continue reading →

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Compulsory Heterosexuality in Action

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

It’s been a long time since I’ve read Adrienne Rich’s essay, Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately, mostly because I’ve been talking to the student in my class from South Asia whose … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Feminism, sexism, etc | 26 Comments  

There is Way Too Much Drama in My Classes This Semester

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

One of the things I really like about teaching at a community college, and specifically at the community college where I am employed, is that it’s a place where people who might otherwise not have the chance to get a … Continue reading →

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Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, Foreskin Man, Vulva Girl and the Two-Thirds of My Freshman Composition Class Who Are Failing Right Now

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

You know that feeling when there is so much going on, so much you have to do, so many different threads that you need to keep weaving together, or balls in the air that you can’t let drop, or spinning … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Anti-Semitism, Education, Gender and the Body, Jews and Judaism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 27 Comments  

Too Often, the Passive Voice is Given a Bad Rap

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I really enjoyed “Mistakes Are Made,” by Geoffrey Pullum, one of the writers on Lingua Franca, one of my new favorite blogs. We just had a whole conversation in my technical writing class about how to use and not to … Continue reading →

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Help My Wife Inspire Her Kindergarteners to Read – Donate to Her Project at Donor’s Choose

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Have you ever seen the pride and joy in a child’s face when he or she reads independently for the first time? That is the feeling my wife wants her kindergarten students to have. She is trying to raise money … Continue reading →

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We Are The 99 Percent

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Myca

Hey, you busy? Not doing much? You feel like sobbing like a baby? Then read the We Are The 99 Percent tumblr. It’s just a collection of personal stories from people who have worked hard within this cruelly rigged system … … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Economics and the like, Education, Health Care and Related Issues | 117 Comments  

I Need Some Help Designing a Technical Writing Assignment

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

So I am finally getting around to prepping my classes for Fall 2011. I wish I’d started sooner–indeed, I’ve been thinking about posting this for quite a while–but such is the nature of things that I am only getting to … Continue reading →

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