do no harm:


idit dobb-weinstein: "teaching is action and thinking at once. What I try to guard against most when I teach is not speaking as if my answer were conclusive, so as to avoid (to the extent possible) any kind of dogmatic appropriation. It is understandable why students might wish to imitate their teachers, but there are different modes of imitation. I try very hard to avoid the mimetic appropriation that is immediate, passive, and occludes thinking. One other reason is that if I made clear what my views were, and my views appeared as if they were final, it would preclude the possibility of first, students challenging me and second, learning from my students. The relation between the student and teacher is, to me, a dynamic relationship . . . Teaching and learning is a movement that occurs between. In other words, we are at once both agent and patient, both teacher and learner. If we are not very careful, we can do a great deal of harm. And that, too, I have learned from my teachers, Maimonides especially.

I believe my task is to provoke students to think and to engage them in genuine dialogue and questioning. To paraphrase a rabbinic saying, 'I have learned from my teachers, and I have learned from my peers, but I have learned most from my students.' And that is a continuous process of learning."

Monday, 10 May 2010

mark ferem on LACC graffiti

noted connoisseur of graffiti chimes in regarding the beauties of razorblade art on the toiletseats at LACC.
regarding the huge display in holmes hall, i am now really honored now that it dawns on me who he is.

he is a sociologist of bathroom graffiti and has published books about it!!
he was recommended to me by dan diamond, art expert, educator, and academic advisor.

so maybe LACC graffiti can make it into his books or websites.  keep your fingers crossed.
http://www.itsallinthehead.com/

he liked the stmt :"i demand better graffiti"

he writes






"as for better graffiti does the razor blade on the toilet seat sound better or worse???",
it cuts both ways...this aired sat.  should be available online or podcast soon...
yeah same here say hey if I see you or you recognize me ahhaha  downtown artwalk this thur.  maybe I've seen you there?  
...the author/playwrite who wote "Who's Afraid of Virgina Wolfe", found the title in a restroom
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