I managed to forget to post last week, so here is a super-sized edition of the Weekly reads, including looks at the benefits of gossip, arguments for and against Jonathan Kozol, what makes a child prodigy, the conservative case for football and more. Enjoy!
During the November 12 Discussion Group, we’ll be discussing the article No Offense: The New Threats to Free Speech by John O’Sullivan.
We meet at Scenic Brew at 7:30. Be there for a good discussion with some delightful people.
The article we’re reading for class tomorrow, Mark Slouka’s Dehumanized, generated a lot of debate when it came out. Here are some additional resources about the piece you may want to take a look at:
- An Open Letter to Mark Slouka
- The Business of Dehumanization
- A Conversation with Mark Slouka
- A Critique of Mark Slouka
- Rehumanized
- The article, in case you forgot to take it home. 🙂
The Assignment
- The prompt is located here.
- The paper is due on Wednesday, November 27th at 11:59. All three pieces must be submitted to me, probably via e-mail to preserve formatting.
Resources
- MLA formatting tips
These are the two videos from Ken Robinson about education I’d like the class to view and discuss today.