Sometimes I find that my penchant for trying to understand my students’ needs far beyond those of the classroom, conflicts with my need to get them to turn in assignments so that I can gauge whether they are learning or not. Most of my students work and the responsibility they show to their work life…
Month: October 2006
Not So Silent Controversy
Not edited yet. Read at your own risk Every ten years or so, the cochlear implant controversy spikes. This year, when I heard that students at Gallaudet University were protesting, I thought it was no different. But indeed it is. Gallaudet University’s first deaf president, I. King Jordan, has stepped down after 18 years of…
New York Politics
It looks like the Democrats might recapture the state. All democratic candidates running for office are all in major leads against their republican opponents. In the State Attorney’s race, the one that has been in the news the most, Andrew Cuomo leads by a margin of over 20% against Jeanine Pirro. This race has been…
At Long Last
A blog post with meaning! My lack of blogging energy has been due to most of my energy being dedicated to moving. Or rather, finding a place to move to! Apartment rentals in the big apple are few and far between, it seems, so it has been a rather time consuming ordeal. I haven’t found…