by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 16, 2012 | Pre-Work |
After you accept your position as a Teach for America corps member, TFA sends you a PDF with links to articles and videos that you’re supposed to read, watch, and absorb before arriving at Induction. They tell you it should take 40 hours, and give you a timeline...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 10, 2012 | Pre-Work |
I came across an abandoned book recently called The Unauthorized Teacher’s Survival Guide by Jack Warner and Clyde Bryan. It is truly an excellent resource for beginning teachers (especially those who will be teaching Elementary)! It is short (only 168 real...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 3, 2012 | Pre-Work |
Which does the worst damage to our society: drugs or the War on Drugs? Evils of Drugs: Damage your brain/body Can cause emotional unstability Can be addictive When illegal, often cause violent gangs/drug dealers to form Evils of the War on Drugs: Heightens the...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 2, 2012 | Pre-Work |
I’m reading an article right now called The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander. In it, the author argues that the mass-incarceration of the nation’s black populace is a new means of racial control similar to...
