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05 Oct 09

'Gay' curriculum challenges students' faith (WorldNetDaily)

WorldNetDaily sounds the alarm over a gay-friendly curriculum unit used by some California public schools. Apparently some of the materials in the curriculum make explicit references to religion. Reporters expose the subversive (and ungrammatical) question, "Does your culture, religion or family have any similar coming-of-age rites of passage (quinceañera, bat/bar mitzvah, prom)?... Do these cultural events encourage gender choice or reinforce gender expectations?" The curriculum also says that "some Native American religions honor individuals who 'embody feminine and masculine qualities' as 'a third gender, beyond man and woman.'" Luckily the Pacific Justice Institute and Focus on the Family will be keeping a close eye on this issue to "investigate whether any opt-out laws are being violated." According to the creators' website, these films are not intended for classroom use but rather for student groups, though they do include some discussion guides aimed at teachers.

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07 Sep 09

Gerald Graff's advice to new college students

From the piece: "1. Recognize that knowing a lot of stuff won't do you much good unless you can do something with what you know by turning it into an argument. 2. Pay close attention to what others are saying and writing and then summarize their arguments and assumptions in a recognizable way. Work especially on summarizing the views that go most against your own. 3. As you summarize, look not only for the thesis of an argument, but for who or what provoked it -- the points of controversy. 4. Use these summaries to motivate what you say and to indicate why it needs saying. Don't be afraid to give your own opinion, especially if you can back it up with reasons and evidence, but don't disagree with anything without carefully summarizing it first... [T]he better you get at entering the conversation by summarizing it and putting in your own oar, the more you'll get out of your college education."

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22 Mar 09

Student Expectations Seen as Causing Grade Disputes - NYTimes.com

I'm sure I'm guilty of this -- allowing the expectation to arise that if you just come to class and stay on top of the work you deserve an A.

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30 Sep 08

The Carnegie Commons - Community Event: Discussion by the authors of Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge

An online discussion scheduled for 11 am, Oct. 2, 2008. The book: Toru Iiyoshi and Vijay Kumar, Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge, with an intro. by John Seely Brown (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2008).

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