Monday, March 31, 2008

Bailey Scholars History Videos

Hey all!

I uploaded two videos to YouTube and wanted to share them with you HERE at the amazing ThinkBailey.com.

The first video is something that Bailey alum Olga Kaitskaya put together. It begins with a tour of the first Bailey Space at Wills House and then shows some really interesting dialogues from way back in the day (or 1999. lol.).

You can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIydhHuXCP0.

The second video is the slideshow that was shown at the Bailey Ball this past weekend. Complete with pictures looking back at our first ten years and JAMMIN' tunes, I hope you enjoy it.

You can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPtTS0EvGyA.

Again, thanks to EVERYONE who took part in this past week's festivities and all that helped make them possible.

Peace and love,

Dustin

Monday, March 17, 2008

Higher Ed's "Civic Engagements" Get Dumbed Down

By BRIAN McKENNA contributed by Neera

In 1964, after a military coup, Brazilian educator Paulo Freire was jailed for seventy days and later exiled from his country. He did not return for 15 years. His crime? Using a wildly creative method to teach peasants how to read and write. In 1970 Freire published what was to become a world-historic book based on his efforts, "Pedagogy of the Oppressed." The work presented his radical approach to overcome peasants' "culture of silence" as a way to teach literacy. After nearly forty years the book retains its power. read more