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I was unaware of Elizabeth Alexander until the most awesome Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. So who is she?
I must say, I have much catching up to do…
January 22, 2009
Who’s that poet?
February 9, 2008
on blast
first, i’ll start with myself. i let my frustration and situation throw me off the wagon this week. since i had to go to my parents while we were sans electricity (which is now back on, btw), i just ate what they ate. not that they eat unhealthy, but it was not conducive to my organic/ all natural lifestyle i’ve adopted.
now that that’s outta the way…
who i really want to put on blast is a classmate, of course i won’t name names but this made my head throb. in response to another student’s discussion board response, a classmate writes, i quote: In the words of the three musketeers, "All is for one, and one is for all". and yes, he put it in quotations.
i mean really! really? it’s undergrad with working adults, many of which are civil servants or in armed services. and that was just the tip of the iceberg in the need for a freakin’ grammar check feature apparently…
September 18, 2007
just had to share
i made a conscious decision not to post too much about school because some folks can be really obnoxious trying to "kick down some knowledge" to ya. and i didn’t want to come across as one of those people, but this one i was compelled to share…
from Audre lorde’s "Uses of the Erotic":
"I find the erotic such a kernel within myself. When released from its intense and constrained pellet, it flows through and colors my life with a kind of energy that heightens and sensitizes and strengthens all my experiences".
mind you, i’m at my desk at work reading (on lunch of course) and i had to push my chair back and let out a "wooo". we’ve read several of the essays from Sister Outsider for my class, The Black Woman, and Lorde is slowly becoming a fave writer. even her scholarly work she writes so beautifully. alright, i’m done…
September 16, 2007
Reconsideration
i posted this on my old blog back in march. the issue has come up again and this time as more of a definite. we’re experiencing some things in his pre-k now that has the mr. now on accord with me. the only real issue is "can we afford to do this?" i got a resounding yes yesterday when i read what she said over at momisteaching.com.
for your consideration
with my son’s fourth birthday approaching, i have thrown homeschooling in the mix. i began to investigate this alternative about a year ago, but some of tennessee’s rules and regulations left me a little daunted. now that we will be migrating southwest, i have resumed my research for the laws in texas on homeschooling. i was very pleased to see how liberal the state is on this matter. there are no attendance requirements, no record keeping requirements, no mandatory social worker visits or standardized testing. this may sound a bit too liberal an approach but it seems to be working because those who plan to send their children to college do keep extensive records and obviously subject them to some testing. at least i plan to do so. i was glad to see the article "do african americans homeschool?" on the first website i visited regarding homeschooling in texas. the mother has homeschooled all four of her children including one that’s currently in college. she seemed to have some of the same reasons for my choice to pursue this route. i was also amazed at the plethora of resources online for curriculum and forms from lesson plans to report cards for FREE! i am aware of the concern for socialization, but that can be achieved without a traditional school setting. there are still organized sports, music lessons, arts and crafts, etc. that can be participated in outside school. that’s what most children do anyway, no one is supposed to be socializing during class, right? and neither will i have to uneducate him of the bullshit he’d learn in a traditional school. nothing is etched in stone, but i have seriously taken this to heart. so, i’ll leave you with a few sites from my findings, happy learning!
www.free-ed.net — dozens of online courses including interactive activities and video, great for supplemental education too
www.donnayoung.org — tons of forms for organization from lesson plans to report cards
www.teach-nology.com — worksheet generators and lesson plans
highland heritage forms – forms for assignments in various subjects and for organization
July 19, 2007
finally! it’s happened to me…
I am officially a college student….again!!! I have not been this hyped about school in such a long time. I’ve gone through my "shoulda coulda wouda" phase. I’ve had my pity party. And now I’m back in the game. Studying what you ask? African and African American Studies. I’m attending an online university and I just registered in my first course. What course is it you ask? Only what’s probably going to be my most favorite course ever– save for African American Lit.– The Black Woman. The course materials include Audre Lorde’s Sister Outsider. This is going to be orgasmic. Needless to say my current mood is…stoked. 