Category Archives: social justice
Bank Failure?
As we watch the markets and bemoan our losses, I always wonder if I should feel badly or positively about the changes. I always have this unfortunate feeling that the little guy loses and the big business wins regardless of … Continue reading
Filed under responsibility, social justice
Canadian Copyright Law
The Canadian Government has tabled a law which addresses the new environment for information sharing. It is unfortunately not a very good one according to many accounts, M. Geist, Digital Copyright Canada, James Bow. So although I am simply a … Continue reading
Filed under free speech, social justice
100 Miles
Since I finished my Master’s work, I have had the chance to read for fun! What a novelty! I love a good read and it seems that I’m not that discerning as to quality. I like a page turner such … Continue reading
Filed under personal, reading, social justice
Children’s Culture – bias and sterotyping
Each text has a point of view and angle. Non-fiction will take a particular stance on a subject. Children’s literature tends to portray the world as a simple place, a happy place, a homogeneous place, a stereotypically diverse place, a … Continue reading
Filed under children's lit, curriculum, education, learning, library, responsibility, social justice
Childhood – appropriateness and censorship
What do we let children read? When do we let them read it? I am a regular censor of the materials I let my own child read and particularly watch on T.V. I have done this censoring deliberately to frame … Continue reading
Filed under children's lit, curriculum, education, free speech, library, literacy, responsibility, social justice
A colonial brain trying to be post-colonial
I have been attending Congress 2007 and am trying to process some of what I have taken in there. I have attended quite a number of workshops but most of them have carried a similar thread about the importance of … Continue reading
Filed under children's lit, education, identity, learning, social justice, teacher training
Environment, technology and making a difference
I really want an ipod, well an mp3 player. I have been thinking about it for a year or so now. The last time I really thought about it I decided that the cd players and tape players that mostly … Continue reading
Filed under environment, responsibility, social justice
Technology, pedagogy and the real story
Is there a learning advantage to using information and communication technologies in school? Quite often we hear the refrain that more computer technology is necessary for schools. The costs of the equipment alone can be a staggering portion of the … Continue reading
Filed under education, edutech, social justice, teacher training, web 2.0
Free Speech?
When I first began to think about setting up my blog, I had to contemplate the public nature of the format and the impact that could have on my work life and my personal life. These wonderings take sharper focus … Continue reading
Filed under blogging, education, free speech, responsibility, social justice
New Times: Big Dreams
New times talk always makes me a little wary. I wonder about the baby and the bathwater. Colin Lankshear and James Gee have written extensively on new literacies and new times. Both of them advocated for schools and educators responding … Continue reading
Filed under curriculum, education, edutech, social justice
