Monthly Archives: July 2021

Two Late-night Thoughts about Poetry

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Bob Shepherd

Two thoughts, tonight, about poetry First, a theory of poetry and how it means: Perhaps the most important lesson that I received, in college, about reading poetry occurred on a day when, in a class on nineteenth-century American poets, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Teaching Literature and Writing | 1 Comment

Patriotic Noise 2

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Bob Shepherd

Submission pursuant to an application for the position of speechwriter for Donald Trump, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Greg Abbott, or Ron DeSantis Murika, land of thetis of thee,by jingo by gollyby jingoism,by the dawn’s eerienightfrom above,by crackie,by cracker,by crackle!freedumb de … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Politics, Trump (Don the Con) | 6 Comments

Learning Theories, Models, and Techniques

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Bob Shepherd

NB: The following are all either instructional design models or can be adapted to create or at least to inform instructional design models. The list is far from complete, and the definitions are necessarily brief and so, in many cases … Continue reading →

Posted in Ed Reform, Teaching Literature and Writing | 1 Comment

Your Updated Guide to Scary Repugnican Bedtime-for-Democracy Stories

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Bob Shepherd

In 2020-21, the smarter Repugnicans looked at the BLM protests and were scared half out of their Klan robes. (I know, in the age of the Trump Limbo Party, smart Republicans, like Congressional ethics, is a bit of an oxymoron, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Technology | 4 Comments

Link to Must Read Diane Ravitch Post about Critical Race Theory

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Bob Shepherd

Diane Ravitch: Time for Honesty About “Critical Race Theory”

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