September 2009
3 posts
Realism and Idealism
So, in my last post I discussed grappling with surprising feelings of pessimism that stemmed from some of the stark perspectives posed in my recent reading assignments. After chewing over some of these ideas, I think I’ve stumbled upon the heart of this angst: I have a hard time reconciling such enthusiastic idealism with the reality of the United States public school system.
Take the...
Battling Pessimism
So I misinterpreted my homework today. “Who does school work for” was really the aim, but I struggled with “What works well in schools?” Obviously, I think that certain things work well, but damn it if I wasn’t hard pressed to articulate at least one of them.
I think part if it is due to a lot of the reading we’ve been assigned. Don’t get me wrong,...
Surreality and Slippers
I found $2 in change in my slippers this morning. The odd boon, unexpected as it was, colored the rest of the day in a rather peculiar way. Had it been that long since I had worn my slippers? How did I get dollar coins anyway? Nobody uses those except airports. Since when did slippers accrue interest? One might expect to find the forgotten $20 bill in the pocket of the recently-unearthed light...