Christine Lyons’ blog

Final Post.

2008-07-23T02:19:04Z

When I came to Mississippi eight weeks ago, I set a list of goals for myself: 1. Increase my awareness of the inequities that continue to plague the education system. Through the series of speakers that have come to talk to us and the firsthan...

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Final Project

2008-07-21T17:31:21Z

For my project, I chose to study how poverty affects language acquisition. I had originally planned to write a paper, but instead decided to design a syllabus as if I were teaching a college course. After considering the advantages an...

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Busy Weekend...

2008-07-14T14:04:11Z

This weekend has been so busy that it’s been a bit of blur. On Thursday evening Julie arrived in Memphis. We (eventually… after much searching) found a great place to eat— Stix in Collierville— and then stopped by Joe’s house for dessert (he wa...

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Ellen Meacham

2008-07-10T14:07:03Z

Ellen Meacham’s talk served as a reminder of the ways in which America often neglects the problems that are happening right here at home. When I would tell people that I was going to spend the summer in Mississippi, most of them thoug...

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Reggie Barnes and Ashley Johnson

2008-07-08T13:39:18Z

I. Mr. Barnes One of the most prominent themes of Reggie Barnes’ talk was “don’t assume anything.” I think that this is a sound and valuable piece of advice for anyone working with kids. Too often, we become so consumed by test scores...

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Beautiful Mississippi...

2008-06-30T23:07:06Z

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Freakonomics

2008-06-28T21:15:19Z

Overall, I enjoyed Freakonomics. I think that the professed objective of the book (to get people to think more independently, to question everything) is a worthy one. Too often people never examine in any great detail the depth, integ...

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Ms. Barksdale

2008-06-26T21:57:49Z

Ms. Barksdale’s presentation was very informative. The school board at my high school definitely had a presence, but no one ever took the time to explain how a school board really runs or for what duties they’re actually responsible. Dr. Mullins ...

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Differences in Student Preparation

2008-06-26T02:19:26Z

I have been thinking a lot about how I would handle having to teach a classroom of students with vastly different levels of preparation (which is something I almost assuredly will have to face some day). In my career as a student, I’ve had the fo...

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Disagreements...

2008-06-19T22:01:05Z

The stance with which I’ve taken the most issue since arriving here in Mississippi is that which supports corporal punishment in schools. I know I’ve already mentioned it (and we’ve had a discussion about it), but it’s something that...

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