Chimaobi’s blog

KIPP Delta: First Year Re-visited

2009-12-05T01:27:28Z

Although I am not completely new to the teaching profession, I often feel similar to first-year teachers since I am in my first year at KIPP Delta in Helena, Arkansas. In certain ways (easy and plentiful access to resources, myriad intelligent and...

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Social Studies Methods Books Review

2009-12-04T23:55:26Z

Chimaobi Amutah EDSE 647 Book Review Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has The Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind? by Michael Eric Dyson Each year in cities and towns large and small throughout the United States races for municipal office seem to boil...

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Tunica River Park

2009-11-01T03:26:49Z

The Tunica River Park affords a host of opportunities for people who are seeking to understand the historical importance of the Mississippi River's usage from its beginnings with the Native Americans and conquistadors up through it's present-day s...

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"Is this what success is all about?" - Shawn Carter

2009-10-31T18:16:37Z

When teaching in the districts that MTC places us in, tangible success is often hard to come by. Failure seems to be what is constantly in our face as we think of all the things that our students are doing besides learning, all the places that our...

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"I'm from the hood, stupid, what types of facts are those?" - Shawn Carter

2009-09-27T04:11:12Z

To be honest, after a second perusal of Ruby Payne's A Framework for Understanding Poverty I'm not sure how I feel about it. Two years ago when I first blogged about the book I had this to say. Oh, the days when I was a fiery leftist blogger.... I...

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Research-Based Best Practice Article

2009-09-27T03:28:54Z

The research article that I read was "The 'Building Tasks' of Critical History: Structuring Social Studies for Social Justice" by Wayne Au. It was published in Social Studies Research and Practice in July of this year. In the article, Au looks at ...

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Defining Social Studies

2009-09-06T04:04:20Z

Social studies is the academic revelaing of people and their interactions near and far, throughout time and space, from minute households to expansive continents. It encompasses a wide range of disciplines including psychology, sociology, history,...

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My mom, brothers, and big sis (and me) the morning of her wedding!!!

2009-08-08T05:40:30Z

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"Don't wanna close my eyes, don't wanna fall asleep 'cause I'd miss you, baby...."

2009-07-24T23:21:51Z

So here I sit in my kitchen in Belzoni on my last day of official residence in Mississippi. Feelings, reflections, and stray thoughts abound. I'm excited about moving to my new town and school though nervous about the level of commitment that m...

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Positive Press for Trenton Courtesy of...MY LITTLE BROTHER!!!

2009-06-07T15:57:33Z

Our main local newspaper here in Trenton, the Trenton Times, published a piece on my little brother revolving around the fact that this year he was the only Trentonian to graduate from The Lawrenceville School located in a "nicer" part of our coun...

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