This month I’m going to switch-up this series just a bit, reflecting my growing submersion in scholarly literature. In addition to adoptions of dead trees, I’m also going to be chronicling the scholarly literature I’ve consumed. Keeping track of the literature in this way, I hope, is going to not only act as a personal archive but also a general provocation for my readership. The world of ideas, analysis, and criticism...

With only a month to go before my formal studies begin, much of my reading time has been focused on critical pedagogy, educational philosophy and cultural studies. Interspersed therein, however, I’ve managed to find a little time to feed my fondness of graphic literature and esoteric spirituality. Nevertheless, the bulk of this month’s adoptions are related to my research, with some inspiration from one of my heroes for good...

Among most of the education-related communities I’ve found there’s a general lack of critical perspectives. Many teachers seem to use communities to rant about their working conditions, others to request resources, and others use them to solicit feedback from professionals in the field. All this seems analogous with the design and intent of the communities, but the anti-intellectualism and lack of critical lenses saddens me...

June was another busy month, with the added complexities of random life dramas. Now that school’s out there are no call-outs for us ‘employees-on-call’, and that’s left me scrounging to find new ways to exploit my labour. A previous employer has, thankfully, been “kind” enough to work me into their summer schedule. It’s a private college with a broad, global marketing plan. They draw students...

Via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

This six part series on philosophy is presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton, featuring six thinkers who have influenced history, and their ideas about the pursuit of the happy life. Episode 3: Seneca on Anger – Roman philosopher Lucious Annaeus Seneca (4BCE-65CE), the most famous and popular philosopher of his day, took the subject of anger seriously enough to dedicate a whole book to the subject. Seneca refused...