Some choice quotes from my training session today...

Mind you, we're all training to be teachers (ESL and Spanish in this particular class) and the instructors are seasoned educators:

1.  It's like, you know, whatever.

2.  We covered the geographics of Mexico.

3.  We studied the directionalities: North, South, East West.

4.  Call their parents and be all like, your kid is good.

5. You have 1 student who is off task, and 22 that's doing what they need to be doing.

Not to mention the banner in the hallway: LIEWJFOIJWE High School: An optional school focusing on Business, Finance, and College Preparatory.

I almost went INSANE.

Down South

Alabama Beeswax

paying out his income tax

storing up a plenty pie

knowing soon he's gonna die

Unpacking the male privilege

I'm writing an essay that includes "unpacking" the male privilege a la http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598ge/Unpacking.html

So far I've got:

As a man...

- I can feel reasonably safe traveling on my own.

- I am reasonably sure that I won't ever be sexually harassed.

- I can go out at night without fear of being taken advantage of.

- I can take my top off in public without being thought obscene.

- Most world leaders are of my gender.

- I usually don't need to fear being physically overpowered by a member of the other gender.

- Most heroes in popular entertainment are of my gender.

Any more ideas for me?