Author Archives: admin

For the Film Class

Posted on October 20, 2020 by admin

I’m not sure that today’s viewing experience was stellar. Let’s think out loud about options for watching the remaining movies. Stick with Zoom, but make sure that we turn off our own cameras. If there are more than a few … Continue reading →

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TL;DR

Posted on October 1, 2020 by admin

Every once in a while I realize that I am too old to be hip but too young to be square. The most recent evidence: the acronym WAP began appearing in social media and I could not for the life … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Music, Pop Culture | 9 Comments

The Power of Self Deception

Posted on September 28, 2020 by admin

Scanning the headlines and leads in my newsfeed this morning offered a great illustration of how manic and polarized our nation has become: the CEO of Neiman-Marcus shows off his new mansion on the same day he lays off employees; … Continue reading →

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Your Pending Return

Posted on September 17, 2020 by admin

Screen fatigue is real, y’all. After six weeks of a four-by-four schedule of remote classes, I have discovered genuine antipathy for looking at screens of any size. I find myself wishing for an old-fashioned landline. I don’t especially care to … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Ethics | 7 Comments

Double-Barreled Disasters

Posted on August 26, 2020 by admin

Fifteen years ago, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the gulf coast from Hancock County, Mississippi, to Lake Charles, Louisiana. The two storms caused more than $180 billion worth of damage to human structures. They also decimated what remained of barrier … Continue reading →

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Quarters

Posted on August 26, 2020 by admin

This fall marks the first time MSMS has used the quarter system, also known as a four-by-four block. The principle difference between our quarters and a typical high school’s involves the Academic Support Day, which, ideally, allows students the opportunity … Continue reading →

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The Tipping Point

Posted on August 18, 2020 by admin

We win! Mississippi is first in something! We lead the nation in positive rate on C-19 tests, which means that we’re actually losers. Surprise. But there may be more bad news on the way. All of Mississippi’s public school districts … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Politics | 6 Comments

Blog Rules, 2020-21

Posted on August 10, 2020 by admin

Good afternoon! Below, please find information you need about the blog for this school year. You must be an MSMS student to post. I must approve your first post. After that, you can post without such approval. I encourage you … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back. Honestly.

Posted on August 10, 2020 by admin

An old tome fell out of the bookshelf while I cruised through titles searching, ironically, for something new to teach this fall: Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life, by Sissela Bok. Bok’s premise is that we are all … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, National Politics, Politics | 4 Comments

No Buts

Posted on June 1, 2020 by admin

George Floyd’s murder resulted from a depraved heart and a system that tolerates bad policing. It doesn’t matter if he had been resisting arrest earlier. (He had not.) It doesn’t matter if he had been screaming his favorite N.W.A. lyrics. … Continue reading →

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