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Comment on Back Again by nicole

nicole — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:54:38 +0000

what in the? I’m taking back this blog! It’s about time…

Comment on About This Blog by nicole

nicole — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:42:20 +0000

hey

Comment on Back Again by Subserviency

Subserviency — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:59:22 +0000

Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Subserviency.

Comment on Back Again by Serene

Serene — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:26:38 +0000

Wow. That is beautiful! And it’s the perfect size too…

Comment on Music For My Long Drives, Music For My Heart by nicole

nicole — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:02:58 +0000

Yeah, I’ve looked at Amazon MP3’s, but haven’t DL’d anything. I was a little worried about having to install another music application. I already have about 3 of those on my computer.
I didn’t know about iTunes, but I looked it up and found that DRM free downloads are only provided by some record labels, Like EMI. Maybe in the future…
A friend of mine ,with whom I tried to share music, said that iTunes punishes people who are trying to pay for music by only giving them limited access to crappy files. I hope they are catching on.

Have you heard of eMusic? The files seem to be comparable to iTunes, with the exception that once I buy it, I own it. It is helping me recover the files my iPod deleted when I dropped it 4′, and I’m doing it all sans voler. I often wonder about the integrity of the company though. Do you know anything about it?

Comment on Music For My Long Drives, Music For My Heart by joey

joey — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:57:13 +0000

OH man!!! I think I know what music I’ll be listening to this weekend! Definitely some good ones in there.

Have you used Amazon MP3 (no DRM)? Also, you can buy drm-free songs through iTunes now.

Comment on Doesn’t anyone else think so? by joey

joey — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:21:29 +0000

To me it seemed pretty obvious that this wasn’t a language issue but who knows. Either way, I totally agree with you about bringing that into a children’s classroom.

Comment on Doesn’t anyone else think so? by nicole

nicole — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:35:16 +0000

Thanks guys. What you have to say is good to hear.
I’m sure that part of the reason for any singling out, if there was, is the language issue. Sometimes I have to realize that a lot of misunderstandings are just that, especially when information is given second-hand, or reported. I do know that the other teacher I was speaking with didn’t have an issue with the image. That still bothers me.
I also think that it might be okay to amuse (or bemuse?) ourselves with racist imagery (e.g. Borat, Southpark, or in this case older Disney and Warner Bros. animations) in our private lives, but it’s another thing entirely to bring that into a children’s classroom, especially in the ESL situation.

Comment on Doesn’t anyone else think so? by joey

joey — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:16:23 +0000

I’d hate to see what the “W is for Watermellon” card’s image is! Seriously though, it sucks for you to get singled out like that (or was it sort of anonymous, the teacher with the problem?). I love that you still were outspoken about it though.

The word Indian is fine. My Indian step-mom and all her Indian family don’t call themselves Native-American. For that matter all the Mexicans I know don’t call themselves Mexican-American either.

Comment on Doesn’t anyone else think so? by Serene

Serene — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:09:59 +0000

After reading about the dialogue with fellow teachers, I wonder why the image wasn’t acknowledged as the root of the problem. The image is the fundamental tool for the card, right? And I’m pretty surprised that the image of the backwards Indian warrior kid is universal, and not just part of the American lore.