In danger of being un-PC, I must say that I have always been unmoved by the attempts to celebrate or acknowledge the accomplishments of minorities in a general way, during certain months, etc. Although I think Rosalind Franklin and Rachel Carson are very important scientists, I would never feel compelled to bring them up especially [...]
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Black History Month
Posted in race, tagged black history month on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Homeroom, or, Race in America
Posted in race, tagged homeroom, race on January 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had my first homeroom today. I think some of the particularly disruptive students weren’t there because of a football meeting. It was also extra long. Basically, it is a study hall, because if they did what they intended to do when it was established, it would have meant an extra prep for the homeroom [...]
