#edushyster

EduShyster and I Tag Team On A Microphone

A couple of weeks ago, EduShyster visited my classroom because she’s my cousin, not in a biological way, but in the Dominican way where, when you think you’ve run out of cousins, out comes another one. Or, in this case, she’s an almost-kin.

Such is the case for one of the few people outside of my school building who’ve visited my classroom more than once. As she’s grown into a new role of…

Short Notes: Share and Share Alike

I’m bringing back Short Notes Sundays. I get to read a lot of good stuff around the web. Here’s a few that have gotten my brain working:

Stacia Brown posits that the personal writing economy is the worst for Black women. It’s worth a reader for all writers, and she says things like this:

That might seem obvious, but it’s shocking because in so many other cases, when women of color write about…

I may only be a business minor, but I know the difference between good and bad business. If you’re going to turn education into a business with students at products, at least employ good business practices.

Susan Altman, a teacher and current MBA student…