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Day 59: The Old Stuff vs. The New School

March 22, 2017 phillrealtalk

I worked a little disgruntled line into one of my posts this past week, and today I wanted to tug a little bit on that thread. It has everything to do with the revisions I[…]

Day 56: A mid-term reflection on hybrid classes

March 19, 2017 phillPedagogy

If you’ve ever explored my website, you probably came across my teaching philosophy statement. What that statement doesn’t detail is my in-classroom persona. It’s a part of my teaching that has been complimented by every[…]

Day 52: so for a generation we got Warpath

March 15, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

“Said it was blue When your blood was red That’s how ya got a bullet blasted through your head” -Zack de la Rocha, who I quote all the time, “Bullet in Your Head” from RAtM[…]

Day 51: Day 50 Director's cut: Zeroed out Dawns and Zero Sum Games

March 15, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

This was the original version of my Day 50 post that I chose to re-write at the last minute because I felt bad calling out comments. I decided after talking with a few people that[…]

Day 50: Zero Sum Game and race relations

March 14, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

Yes, I know my enemies! They’re the teachers who taught me to fight me! Compromise! Conformity! Assimilation! Submission! Ignorance! Hypocrisy! Brutality! The elite! All of which are American dreams! -Zack de la Rocha, “Know Your[…]

Day 47: Bobby Knight is Human Garbage

March 11, 2017 phillrealtalk

“And I’m scared that I talk too much about what I think’s going on/I got a way with this, they might drag me away for this/Put me in a cage for this, I might pay[…]

Day 46: Those Bombas, tho

March 9, 2017 phillrealtalk

Not long ago, I decided to take a chance on some quasi-pricey socks after seeing numerous Facebook targeted ads for Bombas. No one paid me for this review or anything– I’m just a dude who[…]

Day 45: The real Game of Thrones

March 9, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

“When you play the game of thrones you win or you die.” -Cersei Lannister, to Ned Stark, season one of Game of Thrones (or somewhere in the first book) My friend/boss/mentor/totem spirit Glenn Platt recently made[…]

Day 39: D&D part II: The 5 Players that Will Cross Your Path

March 3, 2017 phillDungeonsandDragons

Yesterday I pecked out a quick reflection on five types of DMs I’ve encountered in my time playing and studying D&D. To follow up, I want to reflect on the types of players I’ve seen.[…]

Day 35: Wherein I nearly agree with Tucker Carlson, but then the world goes back to normal

February 26, 2017 phillrealtalk

Okay, this happened. As you probably know if you know me well enough to find yourself here, I spent 5 years at Michigan State University while I completed my PhD. I can say from my[…]