by Steve Chisnell | 24 January 2015 | ChizBlog, Education
A response to Michael Godsey The following post was written in response to an article in The Atlantic. Unfortunately, that publication rejected my response, citing it as too complex. Really? I mean, really? In Plato’s Apology, we learn that many who claim to... 
by Steve Chisnell | 25 August 2014 | ChizBlog, Politics and Ethics
The internet’s claim that the Ice Bucket Challenge is “ubiquitous” is understatement, but the use of the term implies its over-reach, its annoying domination. True enough, within hours of its seizure of FaceBook and Twitter, Vine and YouTube, critics... 
by Steve Chisnell | 13 July 2014 | ChizBlog, Education
One of several posts on my old blog, From the Trenches, about the craft of teaching. I: Accountability I know, another teacher writing about student blogs? It’s true that edtech folks have been praising the power of blogs for students for several years,... 
by Steve Chisnell | 24 April 2014 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism
This a 3-part series as a model for student work. Bambi in Boyland: How Disney’s Fawn Reflects American Morals Part Two: How our ideas of power and success are shallow and naïve, and that Bambi’s virtues remain a noble goal. “Later, you grow and start to... by Steve Chisnell | 24 April 2014 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism
This a 3-part series as a model for student work. Bambi in Boyland: How Disney’s Fawn Reflects American Morals Part Three: The American Forest: How Lost is the Dream of Success? The American Dream must be re-envisioned. It’s time to abandon goals of material wealth... 
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School. 
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