One thing that helps me deal with the political climate today is music, and protest music has always played a prominent role among my playlists. Before I introduce the 9 protest songs that have been on rotation in my house this summer, (and the collaborative Spotify playlist!) let's consider two ways in which I use …
This week, as I closed the grade book at the end of the quarter I found myself with the usual flurry of last minute grading due in part to procrastination, and part allowing students to re-submit assignments. I can not work in silence when I know that I am in for an extended session of grading and …
I recently took my family to a minor league baseball game and was bemused by the music played at the game. Not just the anthem, the 'Take Me Out to the Ball Park' and that familiar Hammond-organesque tune that has everyone shouting 'CHARGE!" at the end of it but also the choice of music that …
