Interesting articles that have passed my way recently:
Dismissing critical pedagogy: Denis Rancourt vs. University of Ottawa by Jesse Freeston
This is an interesting story about a professor who is breaking the rules of learning to turn our automaton producing institutions into students keen to learn and have actual learning retention and understanding of the materials presented.
“Critical pedagogy, for Rancourt, is all about democratizing the classroom. Students are given input over the curriculum, they are encouraged to take classroom discussion wherever it may lead, and there are no grades. Rancourt's preference is a pass/fail system, but when the university refused to allow this he announced on the first day of classes in 2007 that all students would be receiving an A+.”
(Thanks Adam for the link.)
What Do Women Want? by Daniel Bergner
Is an article from the NY Times about a study at the University of Toronto about female sexuality. Hitting on interesting facts like woman can be heterosexual and still have strong sexual reactions to homesexual, male and female, copulation stimulus, and even animal stimulus. It is a compelling article that addresses the complexities of female sexuality.
“Meredith Chivers is a creator of bonobo pornography. She is a 36-year-old psychology professor at Queen’s University in the small city of Kingston, Ontario, a highly regarded scientist and a member of the editorial board of the world’s leading journal of sexual research, Archives of Sexual Behavior.”
(Thanks Lana for the link)
Does My Butt Look Fat? by Kate Harding
Kate Harding has a favored blog in the fat acceptance world. She is educated and at times provoking. This article, put out in Salon, is good example of how people are claiming the word “fat” and how identity is tied up in labels.
(Thanks Rachel for the link.)
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