contemporary world

Is lecture a 4-letter word? Following up a year later

Today I received a comment from Miss Teacha on a post I published almost a year ago called Is ‘lecture’ a 4-letter word? She continues our love-hate relationship conversation about lecture. I started to write my reply as a comment and then decided to post it as its own post. So here it is. Thanks Is lecture a 4-letter word? Following up a year later

Interdependence

Sept. 28: After I wrote this post I decided to create a blog for the Contemporary World Issues class. I’ve now re-posted this and my students are commenting over there: cwi.tracyrosen.com Our Contemporary World Issues class has been talking about the concept of interdependence for the past week or so. We’ve done some individual exploration Interdependence

The Watkinson Garden

[cross-posted at 09/10~Looking Forward] During our conversation on climate change, Marcy Webb told me about a girl named Mary, a high school student who “…has chosen to devote her summer to sustainability. She is helping to cultivate an herb and veggie garden, on the school grounds. The goal is that the bounty from the garden The Watkinson Garden