Sjodin's Blog

Sunflowers sit sleepy at their desks Here in the brick building set on Salish land, wondering why the pen feels painful propped between the pulse of finger and thumb “Ms. Sjodin?” one asks, “Is this for marks?” My naaame is Leanne. Marks?! marks making material from ethereal and pushing pondering and process to the realm of meaningless meaning less in a system of reward and what do you think anyway? so what while one sleepy flower coos softly from under his finally so close to getting out fine feather blanket his fingers fold, hold the pencil bitten at its end I can see the wood chips splintered between his teeth and I wonder why he doesn’t just spit them out once in a while like Randy Jackson getting’ his groove on over a good beat and a dance crew steppin’ out into the screw you with a see my feet fly so high over the ingratitude and the flat hand on the head top no stop suddenly, there’s a crackle and a voice pops soft over the PA I hear it, the question “Why? Why Santy Clause, w...

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hysteric Definition hys·teric (hi ster′ik) adjective hysterical Etymology: L hystericus hysterical noun a hysterical fit; hysteria (sense ) a person subject to hysteria To learn about the Salem Witchhunts click on this link to a National Geographic educational tour of Salem in 1692.

irony at its best

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Martin Luther King once said: "Just as it is the duty of all men to obey just laws, so it is the duty of all men to disobey unjust laws". [Presumably he meant women too! ;)] It seems true that rules and laws play a pivotal role in maintaining some sense of social order. What if there were no laws? Would chaos unfold? Would the world as we know it fall apart? Or would life take on some new kind of structure, maybe something we haven't imagined yet? What is the role of rules and laws in our society? Is there ever a time when some rules or laws should be broken? Why?

Pre writing assignment for Ken Kesey 's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Normal : - adj . 1. conforming to a standard; regular, usual, typical. 2. to flee from mental or emotional disorder. 3. Geom . (of a line) at right angles, temperature etc. [Latin normalis: related to norm] - Oxford Dictionary What is normal? Should everyone be normal? Who gets to decide what is normal and what is not? Why? Is there a purpose to opposing the construct of normal? You are invited to post comments that reflect on the idea of normal.

From the Greek lego , to speak “The object of a dialogue is not to analyze things, or to win an argument, or to exchange opinions. Rather it is to suspend your opinions and to look at the options – to listen to everybody’s opinions, to suspend them, and to see what all that means.” “Take part in truth.” David Bohm, “On Dialogue”

I encountered this graffiti one night when I was out looking for photo ops. What do you suppose the artist means by this message? (Note to students: please remember to post your comments by first name only. Pose a personal response, argument or question that will contribute to creating a forum for thoughtful discussion.)