http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:45:23 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/the-big-h.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/the-big-h.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/the-big-h.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:45:23 -0700 Makes me wanna gag and hurl. The students at Harvard are by-and-large herded into careers that put people before profits (shoutout to my boy Philip Parham '09 who appears in the video, however). It relates to another discussion going on as well. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/the-big-h.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500fad6957c220004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching race careers harvard public service http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/personal-teaching-performance.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/personal-teaching-performance.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/personal-teaching-performance.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:47:50 -0700 I feel that the learning goal that was most effective for me involved teaching the Middle Passage to my 8th graders in U.S. History (prior to 1877). Very simply, this lesson was highly effective because I showed the students a movie as oppose to t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/personal-teaching-performance.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500fa9681cb8c0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> change education reform poverty assessments motivation http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/special-dedication.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/special-dedication.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/special-dedication.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:16:22 -0700 A favorite song of mine. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/special-dedication.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500fad6936caf0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> father parent deadbeat absentee fathers http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/coach-amutah.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/coach-amutah.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/coach-amutah.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:58:35 -0700 Coaching the first-years has been a bit of an awkward endeavor for me. Part of the awkwardness comes from my feelings of inadequacy as a teacher myself. I've only been in the profession for a year...only been working on a degree in curriculum and... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/coach-amutah.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500fad693438f0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> education mentoring coaching first-year http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/thisishowwedo.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/thisishowwedo.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/thisishowwedo.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:23:38 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd972959d44cd500fad690e5460004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cd972959d44cd500fad690e5460004-50si" alt="Surveying my prey." /></a> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd972959d44cd500e398ab22820003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cd972959d44cd500e398ab22820003-50si" alt="Test time for first period." /></a> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd972959d44cd500e398ab03940001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd972959d44cd500e398ab03940001-50si" alt="One of my whiz kids." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> ...we make a move and act a fool when we up in the class.... FIRST YEARS WITH LITTLE TIME ON YOUR HANDS, JUST READ THIS: THE BEST AND MOST SUMMARY ADVICE THAT I CAN GIVE YOU IS TO BE BOTH FAIR AND CONSISTENT IN YOUR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. THAT'S I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/thisishowwedo.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500fa967e74880003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching education behavior domination classroom management monopoly of violence http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/curriculum-mapping-101.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/curriculum-mapping-101.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/curriculum-mapping-101.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:17:06 -0700 Last week the social studies crew came up with a curriculum map for MTC Summer School 2008. With so much material to cover sometimes it's hard to determine what to teach. We're trying to put a year's worth of material in a summer and some things w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/curriculum-mapping-101.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500fad6909fb10004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mtc curriculum map http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/dont-make-me-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/dont-make-me-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/dont-make-me-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 28 May 2008 07:33:14 -0700 While grading final exams for my 1st period U.S. History I class I came across this gem in response to the question, "What was the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?": It help freed slaves in many ways alot of time. Mr.Amutah I know I was a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/dont-make-me-laugh.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500fa967914520002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> lethargy sports as motivation class clowns http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/done.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/done.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/done.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 23 May 2008 11:30:58 -0700 Today I ended my first year as a teacher in the Mississippi Teacher Corps. As I had hoped for last year when I was going through my final year of college, I was placed in the Mississippi Delta--Belzoni, Mississippi to be exact. Words cannot explai... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/done.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500fa96782fac0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching itis sleep deprivation first-year mississipppi http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/just-in-case.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/just-in-case.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/just-in-case.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 May 2008 22:06:41 -0700 Hypothetical situation #1: You have a student who honestly tries hard to do their work, consistently comes to school and turns in assignments on time, and is never a behavior problem. They are one of the "smart" kids and participate in a number of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/just-in-case.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500fa967539470003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching drama living hypothetical moral dilemmas grading http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/seriously.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Chimaobi) http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/seriously.html?_c=feed-rss http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/seriously.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 May 2008 20:59:28 -0700 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chimaobi.vox.com/library/post/seriously.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd972959d44cd500f48cf5f2fc0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cops pigs philadelphia police brutality monopoly of violence