Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity. ~ Desmond Tutu If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate yourContinue reading “Desmond Mpilo Tutu (October 7, 1931 – December 26, 2021)”
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Notes from Audio Storytelling for Journalists Class Week 1
I am taking Audio storytelling for journalists: How to tell stories on podcasts, voice assistants, social audio, and beyond” from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin. These are my notes from the first week. Anecdote ~ a short account of a particular incident or event, especiallyContinue reading “Notes from Audio Storytelling for Journalists Class Week 1”
bell hooks (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021)
listen little sisterangels make their hope herein these hillsfollow meI will guide youcareful nowno trespassI will guide youword for wordmouth for mouthall the holy onesembracing usall our kinmaking home hererenegade maroonedlawless fugitivesgrace these mountainswe have earth to bind usthe covenantbetween uscan never be brokenvows to live and let live bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins, SeptemberContinue reading “bell hooks (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021)”
On Being a Digital Bawse
Bawse is a human being who exudes confidence, turns heads, reaches goals, finds inner strenght, gets hurt efficiently and smiles genuinely- because they’ve fought through it all and made it out the other side. The double-handed praise was created for them. In a bawse world there are no escalators, there are only stairs. I amContinue reading “On Being a Digital Bawse”
November Notes
Parsimony is the surest path to wealth. The 50/30/20 rule budget is a simple way to budget. You spend 50% of your after-tax pay on needs, 30% on wants, and 20% on savings. Your principles are no good if they don’t get exercised. Time is one commodity that we can’t hoard for another day. We can’tContinue reading “November Notes”
Notes on the Lincoln Highway
I read this book as a Rivers Faculty & Staff book club assignment. These are my notes. The Lincoln Highway, a Great American Road Novel by Amor Towles — three 18-year-olds who met in a juvenile reformatory, plus a inquisitive, abnormally smart 8-year-old — journey from Nebraska to New York City in an old StudebakerContinue reading “Notes on the Lincoln Highway”
Playing with Rush ~ A Practice Video
One of my goals is to teach someone else all I learn about digital storytelling. This school year I have been teaching my work sibling ~ BT ~ so he can pass the lessons on to his 7th graders in his media literacy class. Every student in our school, an independent school that services gradesContinue reading “Playing with Rush ~ A Practice Video”
My Why
I found this note hanging on the bulletin board in the facilities office. Representation matters.
The Challenge
I love being a substitute teacher for middle school students. Today’s 8th grade Intro to Physical Science class had a Canvas issue and could not log in to the system to complete the assignment that their teacher left for them. I had to go to plan B — a logic puzzle. The students, eighth graders,Continue reading “The Challenge”
Relentless Robin 