stumbling toward clarity, balance, and insight
Posted in Educational on Jun 17th, 2008
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In an earlier post, Humanities and the DY/DAN Method, I linked to Dan Meyer’s blog and his take on [...]
Posted in Cultural, Educational on Apr 15th, 2008
I’ve been reading the “Bridging Differences” blog for a few months now and love it. These are two really smart, well-informed, thoughtful, and passionate educators engaged in one of the best examples of extended civil debate I’ve found online … and the hyperbole is justified.
A few days ago, Deborah Meier posted “Let’s Play with [...]
Posted in Cultural on Aug 8th, 2007
In the beginning … the dreamers envisioned a virtual realm of true equality to be ushered in by “the Internet.” But it seems people tend to naturally self-select themselves into groups and classes, or at least that’s what some recent writings are implying.
Danah Boyd suggested this online classism a while ago, noting the distinction [...]
