1. I'm doing an experiment and videotaping myself doing a close read/mini-lecture on Chapter One of Pedagogy of the Oppressed. I don't know if it will interest anyone else, but it's an interesting experience for me so I'll keep on.

2. Probably because I've run into a couple while back, I am reminded of how much I enjoyed the students at Gallatin. Shout outs to you all. xo

I'm thinking of setting up a journal to do an a slow reading through Paulo Freire's books Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Pedagogy of Indignation. The first I've read before but never done real reading notes on. The second I just bought. Would anyone be interested in joining?

Sometimes, I get email from strangers asking me for dates.
This movie should change that.

Here is a short movie to get a sense of the different accents and personalities of three of my students: Mikyla Frederick (Antigua), Diane Francis (Dominica) and Miniminhya DeMund (St. Croix). They are talking about braids (or "plats".)

If hair braiding is part of your cultural heritage, do their thoughts mesh with yours? Have you ever used the word, "kango"?

http://www.echonyc.com/~janedoe/movies/BRAIDING_LESSONS_UVI.mov

I should probably compress this further but I was losing quality...