It is a particularly bitter year for those of us in the U.S. We continue to see our nation’s reputation and credibility eroded by a series of foreign policy blunders. We are in a position to lead the word to a cleaner, healthier, more prosperous future — yet instead we find ourselves mired in a […]
My dad visited Boston and Emerson for the first time this past weekend. Coincidentally, Emerson held its Open House for prospective students this past Saturday. Dean Ludman again asked me to participate in the Student Life panel, but the panel was at the same time as my dad’s flight. I am not […]
Ironically, society types were discussed in both my American Sign Language 3 and Islam class today. There are two extremes in societal classification: communal and individual. The western world has increasingly become hyper-individual. I identify with this transition. I feel as if I live in a culture where family identity has […]
A discussion in my Community Involvement class today debated education systems, as discussed in Releasing the Imagination by Maxine Greene. Teaching and testing factual, procedural knowledge is critical in math and some science. However, my liberal arts education at Emerson leads me to believe that an experiential style of education is far more […]
Arthur and I are visiting Stephanie’s family in New Jersey this weekend. Steph’s family is super nice. They are wonderful mid-westerners stuck in stuck-up northeast. New Jersey is an interesting place. It has a large backyard, a hot tub, and coated garage floor that will help its resale value.
This morning, we […]
