Monthly Archives: February 2017

Reflecting on Trump’s Win

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Thomas Mets

With the recent CPAC as well as the DNC Chairman election, it seems an excuse to post a hodge-podge of comments on the state of politics after Trump’s election to the White House. I did not vote for Trump, nor … Continue reading →

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Student Notes on Dead Poets Society

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Thomas Mets

These were based on some notes I took when I was doing observations in my teaching program. This was with 7th Grade classes that were watching Dead Poets Society after taking a rather exhausting statewide assessment. The observations crystallized a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Favorite Comic Book Writers

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Thomas Mets

  I spent way too much time thinking about something others might rattle off very quickly: who my favorite comic book writers are, and what it would take to displace them. This was based on a comment on a message … Continue reading →

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When Will The First Woman Be Elected President?

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Thomas Mets

This is just a thought experiment, but I was trying to figure out when we might expect a woman to be elected President. The Democratic presidential nominee in 2020 will more likely than not be a woman. The most exciting new … Continue reading →

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The Authority Who Tells You To Question All Authority: Foucault and Postmodernism

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Thomas Mets

I wrote this for a class on the sociological, historical and philosophical foundations of education. Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, significant in the postmodernist movement. His writings on power and desire have been applied to education, a topic he … Continue reading →

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Ten People With Surprising Oscars

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Thomas Mets

I’m interested in the history of the Academy Awards, and every now and then I see some people have surprising backgrounds for Oscar winners. I’m trying to avoid the likes of F. Murray Abraham or Marlee Matlin, who are known … Continue reading →

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H is for Hornbook, M is for Moses, N is for New England Primer

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Thomas Mets

This was a mini-essay I wrote for one of my classes on the history of education in the United States. New England has a tradition of valuing education, sometimes for reasons that wouldn’t be as socially acceptable to hear from … Continue reading →

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The Failure of Busing

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Thomas Mets

This was something that I wrote for a class when going for my Education masters. It was on the topic of schools segregation. After Brown V. Board of Education made one form of segregation-schools banning African American students from admission-illegal … Continue reading →

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The Best DVDs and Blu-Rays of the 21st Century

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Thomas Mets

I was interested in gathering a list of the best DVDs and Blu-Rays for myself, to get leads on good films and the best ways to experience them. It also helps me keep track of this stuff if there’s a … Continue reading →

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