So…I had a teaching job, just a bottom rung adjunct position that paid LESS than I was making for doing exactly the same work that I did in graduate school
Tag: education
Other ShoesOther Shoes
Sometimes you think things are moving along marvelously. You have been out of prison for a while. You stop looking over your shoulder in reflexive paranoia. You think you are
Some Things I’m Wondering About CuriositySome Things I’m Wondering About Curiosity
When I was working and living in the prison system, I noticed — more than I ever had before — a distinct lack of curiosity amongst both the incarcerated and
Information is directly destructive of meaningInformation is directly destructive of meaning
I, by the way, cribbed that title from French philosopher Jean Baudrillard. I used to teach that idea as a kind of fascinating thought experiment, but emerging from prison into
As James Baldwin says…As James Baldwin says…
I was poking around through various tests this morning, trying to find something that I might want to use in the writing class I’m teaching. I’m not sure that James
Liberal Arts, Liberated MindsLiberal Arts, Liberated Minds
My spouse passed along to me this link to this article from The Washington Post without any comment at all: “Georgetown University to introduce degree program for Maryland inmates.” Good
The Pen and the PenThe Pen and the Pen
One of the good things about prison is getting to write letters. Not emails. Not texts. Letters. The old fashioned pen and ink kind. I sent bushels of them during
More drug educationMore drug education
If you can convince federal prison authorities that you have a substance abuse program, you can sign up for the Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP) that offers you a
Drug “Education”Drug “Education”
The Federal Bureau of Prisons forces every inmate who has ever admitted to, at a minimum, smoking weed to attend a drug education class. Of course you can refuse, but
Sketching out the Scarlet LetterSketching out the Scarlet Letter
Sometimes in prison, and ofter after you are out, the criminal justice system pretends to care about “reforming” you. They might offer some rather feeble pass at offering you literacy,