This is a first draft of a philosophy of theater, written in preparation for the launching of a theater club at my school (SACA).
Ms. Card
Introduction
Theater is a sort of many-headed beast, the Greeks’ hydra perhaps. It consists of diverse pieces that come together to create a unified whole. Construction, painting, music, words, voice, [...]
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A Philosophy of Theater
Posted in Aesthetics, Literary, Movies Music Media, Teaching, tagged classical education, theater on 29 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Prophecy?
Posted in Personal, Running, Teaching on 18 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I found this advertisement many, many years ago– before I was teacher, girlfriend, or much of a runner. It hangs above my desk now, a reminder that guidance comes in all sorts of packages.
Rebecca
What’s a Meta-For?
Posted in Literary, Philosophy and Theology, Teaching on 15 April 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of my tasks as a teacher is to take that which is unknown to a student and make it known to them, or at least create a space wherein that might happen. At its heart, this is a metaphor. E—- doesn’t understand the intricate class structure of Scott’s medieval England, so I (hoping my [...]
Spring Break to-do list
Posted in Literary, Personal, Teaching on 12 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1) Drink coffee, in various locations
2) Read books, in various locations
R
N.B. These are presently stacked on my desk for spring break consumption …
The Necessary Angel –Wallace Stevens
What Are People For? –Wendell Berry
The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men –John Steinbeck
Maytrees –Annie Dillard
The Graveyard Book –Neil Gaiman
Watership Down –Richard Adams
Over Hill and Dale –Gervase [...]
You’ll cast bells. I’ll paint icons.
Posted in Movies Music Media, Teaching on 8 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night C.H. and I had an unexpectedly open evening … and drove into LA to see Tarkovsky’s Andre Rublev; it (in all its over three hour glory) was playing at the New Beverly. I think that it is an especially fitting movie for Holy Week– as it looks into the depravity of man, [...]
Realization #204
Posted in Literary, Personal, Teaching on 2 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
–of today, of course–
Everything would just be much easier if I didn’t care about people.
When you care, then you spend time, effort, and emotional energy. It’s exhausting. Today saw seven parent/teacher conferences, which translates into several hours, 14 different parents, numerous concerns, struggles, joys, hard things to say, harder things to hear … [...]
Decimals
Posted in Politics, Teaching on 18 March 2009 | 3 Comments »
This week we’ve been multiplying decimals in fifth grade. This inevitably leads to word problems with sales tax. After struggling through several problems yesterdays I broached the question, “What is sales tax?” I got blank stares, an a a vague answer that it had something to do with buying things. We proceeded to spend the [...]
Reflections
Posted in Literary, Personal, Philosophy and Theology, Running, Teaching on 17 March 2009 | 3 Comments »
Today, I swam one mile.
Today, in 5/6 grade we discovered the identity of the Disinherited Knight (in Ivanhoe).
Today, I got so engrossed reading “The Silver Tree” (the final book in S. Cooper’s The Dark is Rising series) that I was late to a teachers’ meeting.
Today, I see a part of God revealed in 1 John; [...]
Dressing like Grown-ups: What does it mean when you’re always more dressed up than your professors?
Posted in Aesthetics, Personal, Teaching on 1 March 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Age is a strange thing. We all know that the gaps created by years and months lessen as we grow older. The nine-months between a new born and their first steps are an eternity. The three and a half years between my younger sister and me were an uncrossable gap at the [...]
Why I’m not a science teacher?
Posted in Literary, Philosophy and Theology, Teaching on 1 March 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Twice in the last month I’ve gotten into brief disagreements with a teacher at my school. She’s an elementary teacher with a background in the sciences. We view most things differently, but our discussions this month have brought to a head our distinct ideas about the hierarchy of subjects. She gives preeminence [...]
