In so many ways, the 2024 election is about gender. There’s the obvious – if Kamala Harris is elected, she will be the first woman to be President of the United States. There’s also the fact that our political divide has become gendered. A poll from ABC news/Ipsos published on August 30th found that women […]
Gender is playing a very important role in this election cycle. In this post (as well as in one later this month), I want to muse about some of the gender dynamics of this election and think about ways that it could be discussed in the classroom. In this post, I’ll focus on what this […]
I wanted to take a moment to comment on the 2024 Presidential campaign since it feels as though we are in a truly historic moment. I write this as Kamala Harris has recently become the presumptive democratic nominee and has vetted potential Vice-Presidential choices. There is so much one could say about this related to […]
I am writing this post a day after my son’s college orientation, and I want to reflect on how the gendered dynamics of parenting influenced how I responded to this event. As a quick refresh – mental load includes planning and organizing what needs to get done to keep a household running smoothly. It’s distinct […]
I have been fortunate this semester to teach with the 2nd edition before it is fully available for adoption for Fall 2024 classes. In this post, I want to reflect on my experiences with the second edition and how I have run my course this semester. The TLDR is that the students LOVE the book. […]
In this post I want to talk about my use of “extension assignments” as a way to extend student learning in class and give students the ability to focus their learning, in a relatively low-stakes assignment, on material that interests them. My extension assignments are 5-10 minute presentations on a topic of a student’s interest […]
