Ben Guest’s Blog Vox 2007-04-25T15:46:08Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22523f3adf219/2006/ Ben Guest, Program Manager of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Namibia, and Amherst College graduate... Video of the Week: Homelessville tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900d4142c4468685e 2006-12-31T06:14:00Z 2007-04-25T15:46:08Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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]]> Governor Winter tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900d09e669675be2b 2006-12-30T06:04:00Z 2007-04-25T15:45:56Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Dr. Andy Mullins, the Co-Director of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, introduces Gov. William Winter and talks about the writing of the book "Measure of Our Days."

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]]> The Future... tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900d41432c5453c7f 2006-12-29T03:18:00Z 2007-04-25T15:45:59Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Had an interesting talk with my cousin Brian Stone over Christmas. Brian is an Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at Georgia Tech. I asked him what he thought would happen over the next 30 years. The answer: It doesn't look go...

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]]> Photo of the Week tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900d09e669678be2b 2006-12-29T03:16:00Z 2007-04-25T15:45:57Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This is Dennis Shikwambi, my best friend while I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. This photo was taken at a party at his Grandmother's homestead. You can see the traditional huts in the background...

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]]> More Than A Woman... tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900cd9724b6a84cd5 2006-12-28T05:41:00Z 2007-04-25T15:45:58Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom From "The Office" (BBC Version), More Than A Woman followed by David "I sort of fused Flashdance with MC Hammer" Brent's interpretive dance:

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]]> Grace tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900cd9724b6d64cd5 2006-12-27T00:00:00Z 2007-04-25T15:46:09Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I like to picture Jesus in a tuxedo t-shirt...

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]]> Links of the Week tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900cd9724b6a54cd5 2006-12-26T00:49:00Z 2007-04-25T15:45:58Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I've written about The Wire previously. The fourth season, which ended this month, follows four kids through their eighth grade year in inner-city Baltimore. Here is an op/ed by a current Baltimore teacher that appeared in the Baltimore Sun. The ...

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]]> Applications tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900cd9724b6b54cd5 2006-12-24T09:20:00Z 2007-04-25T15:46:01Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The second application deadline (of four) for the Mississippi Teacher Corps was yesterday. For the first two deadlines we have received 477 applications total. At first glance it looks like about 30 of these are repeats so that gives us about 450 ...

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]]> Video of the Week tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900d41432c5293c7f 2006-12-23T22:53:00Z 2007-04-25T15:45:52Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Gnarls Barkley, Crazy, Live, Top of the Pops

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]]> Aaron Thompson on the Mississippi Teacher Corps tag:vox.com,2007-04-25:asset-6a00c22523f3adf21900d09e66966cbe2b 2006-12-23T04:14:00Z 2007-04-25T15:45:52Z Ben Guest http://mtc.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The Mississippi Teacher Corps application deadline is today, December 22nd. Apply online.

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