tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post6672668794585768482..comments2024-03-27T21:12:31.654-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: A Modern Witch HuntLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-54939316995038750162017-11-25T19:05:26.263-05:002017-11-25T19:05:26.263-05:00A perhaps less politically fraught method of confl...A perhaps less politically fraught method of conflict resolution, Mound.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-50067585928435589292017-11-25T18:42:34.731-05:002017-11-25T18:42:34.731-05:00It makes me yearn for my law school days when facu...It makes me yearn for my law school days when faculty disagreements were sometimes, albeit infrequently, settled with fisticuffs in the staff lounge.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-35191046876676960932017-11-25T15:28:30.214-05:002017-11-25T15:28:30.214-05:00I saw enough of the politicization of education wh...I saw enough of the politicization of education when I was a high school teacher, Mound. The resume-polishers have clearly upped their game here.<br /><br />Don't have any Soma, but could I interest you in some mid-shelf bourbon?Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-17069187166306715112017-11-25T14:57:38.660-05:002017-11-25T14:57:38.660-05:00When I read the job title, "acting manager of...When I read the job title, "acting manager of gendered violence prevention and support," it seemed utterly Orwellian. A fancy title for campus rat catcher, I suppose. Where in hell is my Soma?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-31201481010275613472017-11-25T12:26:21.081-05:002017-11-25T12:26:21.081-05:00I had a hard time accepting the use of a plural pr...I had a hard time accepting the use of a plural pronoun with a singular antecedent, Owen, when I was teaching. it seems to me it has just become an easier form of expression that sacrifices a great deal. Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-51781566782649922352017-11-25T10:57:46.477-05:002017-11-25T10:57:46.477-05:00As I was nearing retirement and teaching grade 13 ...As I was nearing retirement and teaching grade 13 English, we went through the whole debate on non gender specific pronouns, as required by the new APA Guidelines. All I could do was say, "These are the new rules."<br /><br />When a student asked why use "they" when the antecedent is singular, the only answer I had was, "It's crazy. But at least now you'll know before you get there." Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com