How to get a couch potato to read.

I am a geek. I find it funny that when I say this to people that don’t know me very well, they think that I am displaying some sort self esteem issue. They usually reply that I am “out going” or something un-geeklike. What they don’t know is that I wear my geekness as a [...]

Fictional Characters that inspire.

Npr is accepting submission for essays on Fictional Characters that inspire.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18491526
I really am not a fan of the example. I don’t watch “24″ so I am clueless about Jack Bauer. I am, however, interested in using pop culture as a doorway to reading and writing. I was pretty bored in English class as a high [...]

Inflating Grades?

A top San Diego school is accused of “inflating” grades to get students into colleges. Check out this pod-cast.
After talking about critical pedagogy in class, I found that pod-cast to be very interesting. I wonder if private schools for the wealthy get audited in this way and if they are, would they Conversely, we [...]