This post began as a reflection on some ideas that Robin DeRosa offered in oneRead More
Lessons for Higher Ed from the Survival of Independent Bookstores
Another day, another report of an independent bookstore … doing pretty well. After some apocalypticRead More
The “Textbooks” Misnomer
The other day I explained to a student that the “cc” field in emails isRead More
What Price Academic Books?
Years ago, Amazon included bookmarks with their orders, and one of the bookmarks offered aRead More
Methods of Life
from The Education of John Dewey: A Biography by Jay Martin: A child in Dewey’s school was instantlyRead More
Cruelty-Free Syllabi
This Inside Higher Edarticle about a particularly punishing course syllabus is extreme, but many college professors haveRead More
Why They Can’t Write by John Warner
1. For a couple years now, I’ve made it a point to read John Warner’sRead More
Pass No Pass
I’ve turned grades in for this term, so now am beginning to think about myRead More
Choose Your Impermanence
I’ve always been attracted to the (highly romanticized) idea of monks hunkering down in out-of-the-wayRead More
Knowing What I Know Now
I woke at 3am with the thought that the classes I’m currently teaching are goingRead More