FREEDLANDIA
Freed-latitude + Freed-longitude = Freedlandia (p.s. This is NOT an official Department of State website. All views and ideas expressed are my own and are not representative of either the Fulbright Program or the Department of State.)
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IN THE CLASSROOM (ACT 1)
What have I been seeing in the classroom? Kids being kids. Boys talking…girls texting…tardiness….sighs of dissatisfaction…fidgeting, distraction, numbness. I have seen looks of disinterest and confusion and benign mutiny, but I have also seen looks of profound interest and certainty and compliance. In a… Continue Reading “IN THE CLASSROOM (ACT 1)”
Suomen Talvi
I knew this was going to happen. I knew the second I got off the plane I would feel that dormant Nordic gene awaken in me…(never mind that I grew up in California). I knew deep deep down that once I stepped into that… Continue Reading “Suomen Talvi”
NO DEAD ENDS
There is a saying in Finland: “There are no dead ends.” You hear it a lot. Educators, in particular, are quite fond of saying it…and when they do, their whole demeanor changes: their backs straighten, their eyes brighten, their voices deepen. It’s clearly a… Continue Reading “NO DEAD ENDS”
PHASE 1: DE-ACTIVATING THE CONTROL MECHANISM
Going back to the conversations I had with Fulbright DAT alum at orientation last summer in D.C., I remember repeatedly being told to engage my patience as a researcher; to be open to my research evolving, changing, revealing itself organically, not micro-filtering information so my conclusions… Continue Reading “PHASE 1: DE-ACTIVATING THE CONTROL MECHANISM”
freedtopia
FREEDLANDIA 