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Posted in Food For Thought, Whatever is on my mind, issues of class on Jul 22nd, 2008
America is, by and large, a nation whose culture is shaped by our middle class. As such Americans have a tendency to overindulge in their own self importance. Hence, blogging, myspace pages, email blasts from friends, therapy, etc.
I can’t help but feel as though our privileged and insulated status in the world contributes to our [...]
Posted in Identity, Whatever is on my mind, issues of class on Jul 21st, 2008
I haven’t been posting lately because I’ve been dealing with this whole theft situation. Even though what was taken wasn’t very valuable and can easily be replaced, the act of the taking did bring some security and class issues to mind that I wasn’t really ready to deal with.
I often find myself preaching to others [...]
Posted in Whatever is on my mind, issues of class on Jun 30th, 2008
Ghetto Economics with Internets Celebrities from Brian Lehrer Live on Vimeo.
Another gem from Dallas and Rafi.
Posted in America, Education, Issues of Race, issues of class on Jun 25th, 2008
Hard Times at Douglass High - Clip 4by HBOclips
Hard Times at Douglas High, an HBO documentary, purports itself to be an expose on President Bush’s failed No Child Left Behind act. The film is more of an indictment on concentrated poverty and castrated school systems who have neither the desire nor the tools to assist [...]
Posted in Education, Food For Thought, Student Resources, Whatever is on my mind, issues of class, students, teaching on May 17th, 2008
I was here reading this and was again inspired by my fellow edubloggers out there.
College does not necessarily equal success to many people. My wife has a friend who is a hair-dresser who is making over 6 figures every year and the guy is 25 years old. No college.
I have a friend who went to [...]
Posted in Hip Hop, Identity, Issues of Race, Leaders of The True School, issues of class, students, teaching on May 7th, 2008
*Yo, if this is the future of New York rap, please count me in…son is a beast! His vocab is amazing and his flow makes me think this is what Lil Wayne would sound like if he stopped getting high and actually took out a pen and pad and tried to write coherent, inspiring, original [...]
Posted in Atlanta, Black Music, Education, Food For Thought, Hip Hop, issues of class on Apr 12th, 2008
My wife is/was a dancer. She wanted to see BIG so we went. Admittedly, I did enjoy myself, however I was left wanting with many parts of the show.
First, the ballet dancers were phenomenal. I try to branch out and get into so called “high-art” every once in awhile but this show made me [...]
Posted in Identity, The Black Family, Whatever is on my mind, issues of class on Apr 7th, 2008
I just had a really good weekend with my wife and it has everything to do with the fact that I don’t have to go to work this week. It (our good times) isn’t normally like that. Sometimes she gets really sad and I know it has everything to do with my attention being on [...]
Posted in Atlanta, issues of class on Apr 7th, 2008
I hate hood holidays. Back when I was in high school I couldn’t wait until Mom and Dad allowed me to attend Freaknik, which was a huge deal here in Atlanta. What I found out when I finally got to the “event” was that is was nothing more than a gathering of scantily clad under [...]
Posted in Black History, Food For Thought, Identity, Issues of Race, The Black Family, issues of class, students on Mar 13th, 2008
My students and I had some down town today and I had a conversation about marriage with them. One of my students says “Mr. Miles, when I grow up I’m going to marry a White man”
I say “Why” She says, “because they have a lot of money. They’re good men”
I say, “There are good Black [...]
