Monthly Archives: September 2012

Right in time for Halloween

Posted on September 29, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Benjamin Radford, the deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer is coming to USF to discuss skepticism and the supernatural. Here’s the college’s press release: TAMPA, Fla. — If you’ve ever wondered about the truth behind claims of the supernatural and paranormal, … Continue reading →

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“Season of Mists”

Posted on September 21, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Tomorrow is the first day of Fall, (the Autumnal Equinox) despite Florida’s humid heat. And I’m teaching John Keats next week. So, in celebration of both facts here is Keats’s lovely poem “To Autumn.” I’m going to read it aloud … Continue reading →

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Revisiting “The Banking Concept of Education”

Posted on September 12, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

One of the first pieces of pedagogical theory I ever read was Paolo Freire’s “The Banking Concept of Education” from his 1970 book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. I was a first-year Master’s student preparing to teach my first class, a … Continue reading →

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