When an author manages to tie up a 13-billion year history in a single, simple, but intensely satisfying paragraph. (Origin Story by David Christian)
Category: observation
On jargon, professional language, and gazing upon the art of teaching
This is NOT a drawing of a horse
It’s Pablo Picasso’s Guérnica, and there are countless conversations to be had in every square foot of this painting (the painting itself is 11 feet x 25 feet). One would only describe Guérnica as a drawing of a horse if they chose, quite deliberately, to ignore the story, the intensity, the context, and the purpose behind Picasso’s craft and his process. Continue reading “On jargon, professional language, and gazing upon the art of teaching”
Just how hard is “integrated studies” anyway?
As Co-director of PLCs in the Junior High, I have the exciting privilege (and obligation) to participate in each of the school’s PLCs: English, Math/Science, History, and Language. Thursday was my first opportunity to observe another PLC in this capacity, and my very first visit to the History PLC. Within the first few minutes I experienced what I had assumed I would have to wait weeks for: a common thread. Continue reading “Just how hard is “integrated studies” anyway?”
¡Inglés fatal! 
