My own students haven’t described encounters like this, but I have encountered students who enter the classroom with the idea that there is a fairly consistent, uniform, organized entity called “the media” that it’s fashionable to distrust. It’s fair to point to specific news stories that got specific facts wrong or that showed bias, but…
According to the NACE 2018 Job Outlook, college seniors are very confident about their professionalism, work ethic, and writing skills. Employers are not so happy with those skills among the applicants they see. The biggest divide was around students’ professionalism and work ethic. Almost 90 percent of seniors thought they were competent in that area, but only…
Gearing up for teaching a new “American Lit 1776-Present” course. I’ll be at the office, sitting at my desk all day, wearing long pants instead of shorts. Not a screw gun or a stage platform or a digital camera within reach. This essay offers some well-phrased arguments for reading classic literature. Nothing strikes me more…
Gasps from the audience, shouts of “No!” during a climactic scene. The woman two seats from me sobbing into her hands. Overheard: “This is the best show I’ve ever seen at the Geyer” and “Who IS that girl playing Maria?” Similar:Chilling analysis of organized, anonymous disinformation campaign against Parkland survivo…Forty-seven minutes after news broke of…
From Mrs. Lovett two weeks ago to Maria this weekend, I am so proud of this girl. Support the arts in your community! West Side Story #tonight #GeyerPAC A post shared by Dennis G. Jerz (@dennis.jerz) on Aug 9, 2018 at 8:21am PDT Similar:I'm enjoying "William Shakespeare's Star Wars" more than I expectedI didn’t expect…
Carolyn Jerz of Greensburg will be playing Maria opposite Logan Williams of Pittsburgh as Tony in the production. She describes her character as a playful, naive teenage girl who just wants to take part in life. “She has just moved to New York City from Puerto Rico and is attending her first school dance with…
Similar:Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day.Representing the Humanities at Accepted …PersonalQ Who? (ST: TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 16)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaTalked too much during a meeting today.Talked too much during a meeting today. …AcademiaNew utility chair and appliances from the service areas of my fantasy #steampunk #blender3…AestheticsThe Geekling Worked a Shatner/Nimoy…
Similar:7 ways for teachers to beat the Sunday bluesTell yourself, I am rejecting these thou…EducationMore #Blender3D practice. Additional details for a steampunk control panel. Just because.Aesthetics"Orphans" was amazing. Powerul, funny, cruel, humane, empathetic. I was speechle…PersonalOut for a walk during some downtime. Paused to appreciate this beautiful city of #Pittsbur…Out for a walk during some…
Similar:An important day to remember.Never again.PersonalMy son, volunteering at the local food bank.PersonalAdded an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplayAdded an overhead minimap to my #medieva…DesignThe daughter joined the cast of this show a few days ago. As Safie, she sings a folk song …She says she got the email while at a…
Similar:The girl is intrigued by the plot twists in _The Mayor of Casterbridge_.PersonalI don't expect any but the largest text will be legible in my #steampunk project, but it w…AestheticsI just realized I've been misspelling and mispronouncing "detritus" all my life. I’ve been a college English faculty …AcademiaAnother section of a #steampunk control panel for…
If Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn were each to represent British versus American children’s literature, a curious dynamic would emerge: In a literary duel for the hearts and minds of children, one is a wizard-in-training at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands, while the other is a barefoot boy drifting down the Mississippi, beset…
On the ride home, in the middle of a spirited story about something that happened backstage during the run, the girl stops, stares into space, and says, “Line.” Similar:Yesterday my stack of unmarked assignments was about 120, so this is not bad.Nothing in this stack is pressing, but t…AcademiaPreppers for the win. Kinda.The euphoria of…
Similar:Chipping away at the total as the final submissions pour in.PersonalPresenting at #NEMLA session 8.1 Friday. “Hacking English: Examining a multimedia sandbox …AcademiaSmalltalk through masks is hard; I really was glad to see so many familiar upper halves of…If you said hello to me recently and I d…CultureTo my daughter for 2020: “You shall prevail.”PersonalEnjoying…
Similar:It's Friday night in July, and I'm jamming with my fall course preps.The dean sends me an email at 9:07pm. In…Academia13: The Musical Promohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MbeApiX…CultureMy daughter who sometimes does things will be singing & swinging August 16 – 25 with @fron…My daughter who sometimes does things wi…CultureI may or may not make a zapping sound under…
Similar:Family outing to the Pittsburgh National AviaryPersonalA student who is writing her research paper on Taylor Swift made a passing reference to Ka…PersonalNorth Sea cod: Is it true there are only 100 left?A spokesperson for the Sunday Times told…BusinessAbout the Sinkhole in the Adjunct Faculty Lounge, and Other Mid-Semester AnnouncementsI recently spoke with the Sarah…
Similar:when someone say ur joke louder than u and get all the creditAmusingPopulating my simulation with a crowd. Tweaking and experimenting. #unity3d #medievalyork …PersonalMy 10yo Launches a Soda Bottle Rocket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbNu8…AestheticsCarolyn plays Ti Moune in the Stage Right homeschool company "Once on This Island"…PersonalThe Naked Now (Season 1, Episode 2: ST:TNG Rewatch) When a script…
I spent about 30 seconds eyeballing the hexcode colors for Starfleet uniforms so that, from now on, when I’m marking papers, my Canvas interface will remind me just a little bit of Star Trek. Where do you create joy? Captain’s log… supplemental entry. It’s not a perfect match, but the blue and gold are hard…
Because what he never managed to grok then was that the company he created was destined to become a template for all of humanity, the digital reflection of masses of people across the globe. Including — and especially — the bad ones. Was it because he was a computer major who left college early and…
Similar:Choosing Carolyn's HeadshotWhich of these headshots do you like bes…AestheticsMidterm Grades Spring 2025: Posted!I planned ahead pretty well this term. I…AcademiaA question I find myself thinking all the time.PersonalOut & About: Cabaret Theatre presents its 'Cabbie Awards'You can just make out Carolyn, Leigh, an…CultureTransfigurations (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 25) Injured Humanoid Charm…Rewatching ST:TNG…
Carolyn Jerz is playing the lead role of Maria, and Logan Williams will take on the role of her love interest, Tony. “(Carolyn) is one of my favorite actresses to work with,” Handford said. “She started out as an understudy for Maria, but she read for Maria at our first read-thru and even before she…