Tumblr, Take 2
So, if you were following me on Tumblr, you’re going to have to go in and follow me again. There were some funny and strange things going on, so I switched URLs and have a new account. I mean, it’s the… Read more ›
You’re right. I don’t know you.
This is a cross-post from Equality 101. You know those days when everything just lines up perfectly and all your synapses start firing and things just connect? Yesterday was one of those days. It started with Adam’s thought-provoking post from… Read more ›
You’re right. I don’t know you.
You know those days when everything just lines up perfectly and all your synapses start firing and things just connect? Yesterday was one of those days. It started with Adam’s thought-provoking post from yesterday and a conversation that keeps reoccurring… Read more ›
Literacy AND Rhetoric in the Feminist Blogging Community!
This is part of a series of posts about rhetoric and feminism. I’ll be writing these responses every week as part of my graduate class about Topics in Rhetoric this semester, and I welcome any and all responses! I’m reading… Read more ›
Tumblr
OK. I joined Tumblr. Because I don’t have enough to do. I don’t know how long I’ll keep this up or what it will turn into, but go ahead and follow me and we shall see. http://samsanator.tumblr.com
Title IX and #BlogforIWD
As a teacher, I do not believe that each student should be treated exactly the same. This might seem like a shocking statement to you, especially from a blog titled Equality 101, but hear me out. I absolutely believe that… Read more ›
International Women’s Day: I love being a woman.
It’s International Women’s Day! Be sure to check out what’s going on at Gender Across Borders for #BlogforIWD, and at Equality 101 – we’re blogging all day about gender equality and education! I know it is usually the way of… Read more ›
Teaching Feminism: The Yellow Wallpaper
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman* is one of the most interesting short feminist texts I’ve ever read (need a refresher? Check Wikipedia!). I have a feeling several people agree, so I’d like to share with you a glimpse… Read more ›
End the R-Word
Last week in my Theory of Rhetoric class, I left very upset over an argument that ensued over the use of the word “retarded.” It was brought up in one of my classmates’ responses inspired by Rahm Emanuel’s recent comments. … Read more ›
Wedding Update
It’s been a while since I’ve written about my wedding, so I figured I should give everyone an update. Planning has been pretty much put on hold until Tim and I finish our Masters degrees in May (although we’re going… Read more ›
Only the Photogenic Need Apply
If I weren’t so close to finished with this graduate program, I would have quit after this incident yesterday. I was contacted about a week ago by a woman in the marketing department of the college. She left a message… Read more ›
The Rhetoric of Hate
This is part of a series of posts about rhetoric and feminism. I’ll be writing these responses every week as part of my graduate class about Topics in Rhetoric this semester, and I welcome any and all responses! This week,… Read more ›
Student Choice and Independent Reading
I have been absolutely inspired by the push to include Differentiated Instruction into every classroom, and what better way to celebrate diversity of all kinds in the classroom while helping each student learn in the way that is best for… Read more ›
The Baby Boom
I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about babies lately. This is definitely not because of some sort of desire to have a little mini-me (or, even scarier, a little mini-Tim! *kidding!*) running around. I think it’s more of one… Read more ›
Research and Credibility in Rhetoric
This is part of a series of posts about rhetoric and feminism. I’ll be writing these responses every week as part of my graduate class about Topics in Rhetoric this semester, and I welcome any and all responses! To be… Read more ›
Effectiveness vs. Accountability in Teaching
In my graduate program, I am required to take a course on the theory of rhetoric. I am in that course right now, and last week, we had an interesting conversation about the definitions of words and what the words… Read more ›
Valentine’s Day and The Laramie Project
I have written before about The Laramie Project. Please take a few seconds to read that post – especially the comments – before reading this one. This Valentine’s Day, I was fortunate enough to see a former student in a… Read more ›
Why I Am the Way I Am
Why do I care so much about human rights? Because of my mother, of course. I mean this quite literally. The first time I remember hearing anything about civil rights that really made me think, and one of the defining… Read more ›
Female Teachers and Female Students’ Math Anxiety, Part 2
Recently, I posted some thoughts here and at Equality 101 about a study regarding female teachers passing their anxiety toward math to their female students, and my thoughts were met with some dispute, both by Veronica at Girl w/Pen! and… Read more ›
Feminist Bloggers and Discourse Communities
This is the beginning of a series of posts about rhetoric and feminism. I’ll be writing these responses every week as part of my graduate class about Topics in Rhetoric this semester, and I welcome any and all responses! This… Read more ›