January 2012
7 posts
Herding Sluts: The Paternalistic Feminism of Hugo... →
studentactivism:
Like Hugo Schwyzer, I’m a white male professor teaching history in an urban community college. Like Schwyzer, I consider myself a feminist. Like Schwyzer, I work with young people extensively outside of the classroom. And it’s from that perspective that I offer him this piece of advice:
You’re doing it wrong. You need to stop.
Why Teach For America Is Not Welcome In My... →
urbanafrofuturism:
palatial-bear-messages:
Every spring, without fail, a Teach for America recruiter approaches me and asks if they can come to my classes and recruit students for TFA, and every year, without fail, I give them the same answer.
“Sorry.”
Until Teach for America becomes committed to training lifetime educators and raises the length of service to five years rather than two,...