COVID
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A Commentary: “As Omicron Surges, Schools Battle Pressure to Stay Open”
A fundamental flaw of journalism is the illusion of objectivity. When I was a journalism major at the University of Maryland, we were taught to get all sides of the story in search for “truth.” But journalism is as wrought with privilege and bias as any other field. So when I saw Ilima Long’s tweet…
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Teacher Reflection: May/June
I haven’t been in the mood to reflect on teaching online. Part of that is because of the way this all has happened, it’s not really teaching in my opinion, and another part of that is because I’ve been overwhelmed by adjusting to being at home full-time and paranoia about COVID spread. And now the…
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Teaching Reflection: Weeks 29/30/31
Like everyone else in this world, I’m figuring things out day by day. Both personal and work things. I’m thankful to have more time for that balance. I’m also thankful to have more time to plan out the kinds of lessons that I want to. The past 2 weeks especially have been a bit all…