- Oct 2016
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www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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s that the movement began with regular people
I think this is a really good point. Activism on social media makes it easier for "regular people" to make a real change.
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ideas.time.com ideas.time.com
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I’m all about not being your Asian sidekick — I support and applaud the platform — but can we please move from digital activism to social change?
Awareness is good, but this is a good point- sometimes we need more than digital activism.
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theconversation.com theconversation.com
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It’s puzzling we are not already more angry about this transformation.
I've thought about this before. It's actually pretty funny that we make such a big deal about freedom but aren't upset by this type of surveillance. I think a big part of the problem too is that people aren't completely aware of it.
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modelviewculture.com modelviewculture.com
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What exactly goes into a social media job, you might earnestly ask? Scheduling Facebook posts, Tweets? Do you just slap timestamps on them?
I relate to this so much. I'm thinking of pursuing a social media job, and you wouldn't believe the crap people give me. Like, "oh, you're going to facebook for a living?" I'm thinking of saving the link to this article to show them, or memorizing some of the stuff she says below for my rants.
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- Sep 2016
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www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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it was black sanitation workers in Memphis in 1968 who were so close to the heart of oppression that none other than Martin Luther King Jr thought they were key to taking down a system of death, too
All of the relations from the movie to history are very interesting. Definitely nothing I'd thought of before.
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But if all the stormtroopers are black, the Force Awakens can be read as a tale specifically rooted in black oppression and, more importantly, black awakening and rebellion; indeed, it could be read as the first science fiction film of the Black Lives Matter era.
I have never thought of stormtroopers as black when watching Star Wars... actually until the last movie came out and a stormtrooper was actually the main character I thought of them more like robots than people at all.
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www.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com
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it forced me to decide what matters.
I think having a grading scale where our goals are clearly outlined would be very helpful as a student
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privileges their labor as much (or more than) the discrete grade at the end of each assignment
I think this is how grading should be. If you work hard and learn something, you deserve an A.
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www.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com
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Let’s admit that, right now, our grades have little connection to outcomes
I have to agree with this. I can get an A in a class and come out without actually learning anything (and it happens often). Meanwhile, my friend actually tries, completes readings, etc. and only gets a B. To pass classes, you have to know how to write essays and take tests- often times it isn't about actually learning anything.
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or a gift certificate for a pizza
I feel like college kids would like a pizza more than an A
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and the time it takes us to make these hairsplitting decisions
I never really thought about grading as something that is "hairsplitting" for professors... I usually picture them as Mr. Crocker from the Fairly Odd Parents. F!
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