Series: White People Homework: Let’s talk (15)
Thank you to Larry Ferlazzo … Read More Series: White People Homework: Let’s talk (15)
Tag: language
Series: White People Homework: (11)
What I tried to say in this post, But Justin Schleider (@SchleiderJustin) said it so much better: I am specifically talking to White people because we are the ones who created the problem and we are the ones who need to work towards rectifying what we have done. Plus I can only speak to the… Read More Series: White People Homework: (11)
Media Festival: Story Unit
Cueva de Las Manos This is a exploration of early human connections and storytelling. Signing, Singing, Speaking: How Language Evolved Music and the Neanderthal’s Communication The Discovery of Fire: Two Million Years of Campfire Stories How Conversations Around Campfire Might Have Shaped Human Cognition And Culture Campfire Tales Serve as Human Social Media Campfire Stories… Read More Media Festival: Story Unit
Out of context: Language barriers.
Has anyone ever called you “thick” before? Well, according to more updated slang, it doesn’t mean stupid or dumb. We (teachers) know there is power in words and word choices. What I think we forget sometimes (and perhaps I am just speaking for myself) is that we adults lose the magic pixie dust power of… Read More Out of context: Language barriers.
Books You Should Read:
Excerpt: Chapter 20: Dying Languages Speaking, writing, and signing are the three ways in which a language lives and breathes. They are the three mediums through which a language is passed on from one generation to the next. If a language is a healthy language, this is happening all the time. Parents pass their language… Read More Books You Should Read:
You don't say?
From The Writer’s Almanac, April 14, 2010: But then two brothers from Springfield, Massachusetts, stepped in: Charles and George Merriam. They bought the rights to the dictionary and the unsold copies, sold it at a low price, and changed the company to “Merriam-Webster” because Webster had such name recognition. They printed the first Merriam-Webster dictionary… Read More You don't say?
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