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Message to My Freshman Students 

Message to My Freshman Students 
For the first time in many years I am teaching a freshman course, Introduction to Philosophy. The experience has been mostly good. I had been told that my freshman students would be apathetic, incurious, inattentive, unresponsive and frequently absent, and that they would exude an insufferable sense of entitlement. I am happy to say that this characterization was not true of most students. Still, some students are often absent, and others, even when present, are distracted or disengaged. Some have had to be cautioned that class is not their social hour and others reminded not to send text messages in class. Welcome to higher education! First, I am your professor, not your teacher. Your teachers were held responsible if you failed, and expected to show that they had tried hard to avoid that dreaded result. Secondly, universities are ancient and tend to do things the old-fashioned way. Lecture has come under attack recently. Hogwash. Take the issue of documentation.

10 Habits Of Effective Teachers 10 Habits Of Effective Teachers Notice that we didn’t use the more vague “good teacher” phrasing. That’s an important distinction, because here we’re talking about something a bit more clinical. Not entirely scientific and analytical and icky, but not entirely rhetorical and abstract and mushy either. 1. To curriculum, pacing, assessment design, curriculum materials, etc. 2. Fresh data. 3. You know the pros and cons of project-based learning, scenario-based learning, learning simulations, and the like. While others spend their lunch breaks swilling Diet Coke and counting down days until the weekend, you sketch out scope-and-sequences for fun. 4. Speaking of instructional design, the design of experiences that promote understanding of the most important content is a huge part of what an effective teachers do. Which is what design is about. 5. What you plan backwards from is up to you, but you start with a goal in mind—a standard, habit, assessment, indicator, or some other goal. 6. 7. 8.

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The Art of Art Lawsuits Richard Prince’s “Graduation” (2008) (right) was widely cited throughout the Cariou v. Prince case, and is shown here side-by-side with Patrick Cariou’s original. (image via Fordham’s IPLJ) In the past few years, the work of artist James Turrell was featured simultaneously at the Guggenheim, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; a retrospective of Cindy Sherman’s work drew large crowds at the Museum of Modern Art; and Art Basel Miami Beach seemed to grow ever more popular. As we all have seen, artwork can generate big money, and where money goes, lawyers and litigation follow. Let’s start with lawsuits about the art itself. The meaning of the legal term “due diligence” is far more debated these days than the Abstract Expressionist theory of “push-pull.” That seems like an eminently solvable problem, but this is more than just an administrative issue. In other words, if the new work looks different enough, it’s OK. The first involved William J.

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3 PR lessons from Blue Bell's massive ice cream recall The mercury is rising, and Texas is heading into summer without its brand of ice cream. No, we won’t get Ben and Jerry’s. That’s not our brand. Not to be flip about the seriousness of the situation. How in the world do this many people care so much about a brand that made people sick? Every time a large company experiences a public crisis, it has an opportunity to make it right or make a complete mess of the situation. Here are three PR lessons we’ve gleaned from Blue Bell’s national recall. 1. There’s a huge difference between a voluntary recall and a mandatory recall. Own your mistakes and right your wrongs before someone does it for you. 2. In Texas, Blue Bell is the treat of choice for family reunions, church barbecues and everything in between. When the company announced their recall, people lost their minds. People also took to the streets and their front lawns with protest signs such as the “Come and Take It” one pictured above. 3. A brand is like a bank account. (Image via)

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