by Steve Chisnell | 15 February 2010 | ChizBlog, Education, Politics and Ethics
Everywhere but my classroom, media literacy dominates the lives of our American (and global) public. The average college-bound student may read eight books each year, but will read nearly 3000 web pages and 1200 Facebook profiles. Students may write 40 pages of... 
by Steve Chisnell | 30 December 2009 | ChizBlog, Education, Philosophy, Politics and Ethics
“I’m just doing my job,” she said to me. In frustration, I responded. “Then let me talk to someone who will do more than just her job.” Perhaps I was cruel, but it was clear that the customer service operator on the phone was not prepared... 
by Steve Chisnell | 2 July 2009 | ChizBlog, Education, Travel
Savita must carefully unpack her single school uniform from her tattered backpack each morning at 5:00 am, one of the only places she may keep the cotton blouse, tie, and gray wool skirt clean after she has scrubbed it and aired it dry each night. She is any student... 
by Steve Chisnell | 19 June 2009 | ChizBlog, Education, Global Issues, Travel
One week in Nepal and I can’t help but think of words like inequity, justice, and literacy. As Murari mentioned to me at lunch today, there is a new caste system coming to Nepal. I wonder if the country can survive it. We spent the better part of today at Little... 
by Steve Chisnell | 26 January 2009 | ChizBlog, Education
Given a chance to re-create the Course Catalog for 2009-2010, and just in time for scheduling day, I offer the following new course proposals for you. Have an idea I forgot? Add it! Philosophy: Ethics Students will spend the semester pondering and arguing the... 
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School.
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