Category Archives: Education

who owns language: firefighter is such a cumbersome word!

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Michael

Pardon me if the ideas here aren’t organized so well. In his AEI piece, David Gelernter writes: “Logic has never been a strong suit among the commissar-intellectuals [meaning feminists] who have bossed American culture since the 1970s.” It appears, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Feminism, Gender, Teaching Composition | 5 Comments

remixing a coke bottle for your exam

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Michael

I think this video is amazing: BoingBoing links to some YouTube videos posted by kids providing instructions on cheating.

Posted in Education, Remixing | 1 Comment

notes from the interblags

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Michael

• Who owns images of products? The company that produces them, or those that take the pictures? This comes up in the case of Ford, who is arguing that the Black Mustang Club cannot produce and circulate a calendar with … Continue reading →

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humanities. huh. what is it good for? absolutely nothing?

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Michael

Not that I mean to imply that the humanities is like war with this title. The real question seems to be what is the humanities good for? War has utility: it gets rich folks richer and increases (and occasionally overturns) … Continue reading →

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tenure issues in Michigan

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Michael

Sara sent me this link to a blog post about a tenure decision at U of Michigan involving Peter Hammer, who was denied tenure there and has decided to sue because he believes he was discriminated against because he identifies … Continue reading →

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