Short answer: FUCK YES!
I’ve LONG known this to be true from my years of “teaching” kids English in Taiwan. What I learned (especially with the young ones) is that… They don’t really need me there. I mean, I can definitely help with facilitating things, but left to their own devices kids do awesome stuff. I [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 29, 2008
Sugata Mitra: Can kids teach themselves?
August 26, 2008
Manna From Heaven…
Immediately after [yesterday's post titled "Last $1"] I discover that… it wasn’t my last dollar. Everything told me it should have been though. But before I get into that story, I’d like to point out how interesting [the Wikipedia entry about Manna is.] Being a gamer, I know about Manna because of the [...]
August 25, 2008
Last $1
I don’t think you’ve TRULY lived until you’ve been down to your very last $1. THEN you have to go to a bar, drink and say man… all I have is this one dollar, I’ll have to get you next time.
Life is better than the movies I tell you! lol
I’m looking [...]
August 24, 2008
The Wonderful World of Youtube
I thought I’d share some of the “random events” I ran into on Youtube today. First, a freestyle someone decided to share with me. I’m guessing it was inspired from [a video I recently did about hip hop]:
Subject: I’m not a rapper
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Got my Iphone friday, and a freestyle came to me today in the shower:
Iphone [...]
August 22, 2008
Work
Man… I LOVE working, but aint too fond of “work.” (If that makes any sense.) I’m going to learn ALL kinds of stuff being at this school. For example…
Getting Things Done
I was told when I first came in that my room would be cleared out for me and then I could put what I wanted [...]
August 21, 2008
I’m Playing Hookie Right Now – (LOL School Sucks!)
I’m suppose to be in some training thing provided by [Catapult Learning] but I decided to hide from the suck in one of the classrooms that has internet.
I already sat through one session two days ago and… Well, think about this. She’s supposedly teaching me how to teach and I’m fucking bored out [...]
August 19, 2008
Traditional Schooling, Prepare to be Butthurt…
lol. [Butthurt]…
Anyhow, a large part of me taking this full-time teaching position is because I have an opportunity to expose the SUCK that is traditional schooling. I’m tired of kids saying “school sucks” and then adults/parents saying “shut up it’s good for you.” That shit is NOT go for you. Kids are right, parents/adults are [...]
August 18, 2008
Chad Hurley: How We Kept Our Pimphand Strong
All I’m going to do is provide you with a link to a very awesome blog post where Chad “We PWNED You Other Mofokin’ Video Sites” Hurley talks about what went on during the early stages of Youtube. It’s very interesting for anyone attempting to start up some big idea shit. *ahem*
Anyhow, the first day [...]
August 18, 2008
First Day of WORK Work
I haven’t had a 40 hour a week 9-5ish type job since… around 2000. And that one doesn’t really even count seeing as it was third shift and I would sleep most of the time. It was a tech support job and during the 3rd shift hours I’d get like 2 or 3 calls. So [...]
August 17, 2008
Hanging Out with My Little
So I do that [Big Brothers Big Sisters] thing. There’s some funny part of me that likes to keep it a secret. I’ve mentioned it in a handful of videos, but I haven’t spent much time talking about it directly. If I spend a little time thinking about it I think it’s because I don’t [...]
