http://mtc.vox.com/library/posts/2008/page/1/ Ben Guest, Program Manager of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Namibia, and Amherst College graduate... en Vox Fri, 16 May 2008 08:38:01 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/vacation.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/vacation.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/vacation.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 16 May 2008 08:38:01 -0700 Is George W. Bush the vacation president? Here is my response to Gavin's comment(s) from this post: Comment: No...there is NO difference relevant to the point being made here between teachers working at home and the president going on vacatio... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/vacation.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900fad68787080005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vacation politics bush http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/mississippi-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/mississippi-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/mississippi-1.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 16 May 2008 07:28:08 -0700 Article in today's New York Times (emphasis is mine): Still, it would take a shift in the electoral dynamic — a substantial stumble by John McCain, for instance — for Mr. Obama to put in play a state like Mississippi, where whites gave John Kerr... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/mississippi-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900fae8b9e064000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics mississippi obama http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/maps-2.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/maps-2.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/maps-2.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 15 May 2008 16:42:06 -0700 More MTC maps. Check 'em out. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/maps-2.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900fad68833960004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> jackson maps mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/bush-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/bush-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/bush-1.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 14 May 2008 20:31:31 -0700 Here is a quote from Bush in a recent print interview : The biggest issue we face is -- it's bigger than Iraq -- it's this ideological struggle against cold-blooded killers who will kill people to achieve their political objectives. Is that no... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/bush-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900fad68712060005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> war politics bush http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/party.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/party.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/party.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 14 May 2008 15:52:51 -0700 Another hypothetical from one of the first-years: After a long day at work you are invited to a party at a social club in the small, rural town where you teach and live. Upon arrival at the party's venue the first person you see is a student of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/party.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900fad68704040005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> education hypothetical mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/corporal.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/corporal.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/corporal.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 14 May 2008 13:36:49 -0700 One more hypothetical from one of our first-years: Corporal punishment is permitted at your school. There is no intermediate step like detention between parent contacts (which are largely ineffective anyway) and write-ups, so you continue to wri... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/corporal.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cf7b73d0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hypothetical mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/omisio.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/omisio.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/omisio.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 May 2008 13:28:14 -0700 Omnisio is a video mash-up website that is pretty easy to use. Check out my mashup here or see below: <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/omisio.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cf7b69d0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mashup mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/mashup.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/mashup.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/mashup.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 May 2008 13:21:15 -0700 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/mashup.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398f959cb0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mississippi teacher corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/shep.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/shep.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/shep.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 May 2008 11:34:16 -0700 Shepard Smith was the speaker at this year's university-wide commencment. Smith is listed in the official press release as an alumnus of the University of Mississippi. To quote: Smith, a native of Holly Springs, is the country's top-rated cabl... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/shep.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900e398f9437f0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fox news blade runner graduation shepard smith commencement university of mississippi http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hypothetically-speaking.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hypothetically-speaking.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hypothetically-speaking.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 May 2008 07:14:48 -0700 All of the first-years have posted "hypothetical" situations that they found difficult to deal with. Think you know what to do? Here are some of my (slightly edited) favorites: Drunk Student It's the second-to-last day for seniors. Your mo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hypothetically-speaking.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d1659280001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hypothetical mississippi teacher corps