Mindfulness and Mediation

Mindfulness and Mediation

I have been intrigued as of late, with the vast influx of Mindfulness and Mediation Information available today. What intrigues me more, however, is that when I incorporate these techniques and information into my classroom, the students respond favorably. They ask...
The Logical Consequence of an Overly Corrective and Punitive Pedagogy

The Logical Consequence of an Overly Corrective and Punitive Pedagogy

Once upon a time, when I was a bright and shiny new graduate student teacher at the University of Tennessee, I was assigned an office with two veteran instructors. Both women had been there for decades; both were best described as “old school” in their outlooks about...
I Really Don’t Care

I Really Don’t Care

In the movie Peggy-Sue Got Married, Peggy-Sue went back in time to her high-school days.  One of the memorable scenes is when she met her high-school math teacher.  She stated that she knew, for a fact, that she would never need to use math again in her life, so his...
Pouring from an Empty Cup

Pouring from an Empty Cup

I don’t know about you, but I will admit to being a hypocrite. I think most of us have been guilty of the occasional, “do as I say, not as I do” in one situation or another. I think the best examples for me was writing a paper for my own academic pursuits, the topic:...
The Tables are Turned on the Teacher: Tales from Writing Workshop

The Tables are Turned on the Teacher: Tales from Writing Workshop

A few years ago, Susan Odgers, Michael Anderson, and I received an NMC Foundation Grant to run a writing workshop with local people who had in the past or were then currently experiencing homelessness. With the help of Ryan Hannon of Goodwill Street Outreach, my...