A few minor tweaks

I've updated a bunch of the posts to include Labels for the book/author that the post discusses. When you're writing new posts, you can add tags in the bottom of the edit window. Just click 'Show all' and click to select any Labels you want to add (you can also write in your own, separated by commas).

Also, in the sidebar, you should see a list of labels for each of our books. Clicking on a title will allow you to sort out and view just the posts that have that label.

I'm hoping this may help with organizing the conversation. If anyone has other ideas for improving things here, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

As always, hit me up with questions if you have them.

Looks like the conversation has begun...

So let's keep it going... as you read your book, think about the things that come about in the text that relate, contest, support, contradict things we have discussed in class. Jeremy, thanks for sharing the link to the Kohn piece on Waiting for Superman, something we should definitely throw into the mix.

As you read, think of questions that come to mind. How does this book relate to your own emergent beliefs about education? about students? about the role of the teacher in the classroom? about contemporary educational issues? Think, in particular, about the way in which the author of your book addresses, critiques, comments on, builds from underlying narratives regarding the meaning of education.

Let's see where the conversation leads....

jml

Books for the final project?

Book ideas? Let's get a conversation started about books we are interested in reading.

Let's use this forum to narrow our list until class on Monday, when we should commit to some texts.

The idea here is that a few people will be reading the same book, with at least four books being read by the class.

See you all on monday. Have a great weekend.

Peace,
Jason