Chris Hall
Name: Christopher Graham Hall (Chris Hall)
E-Mail: cgh11@humboldt.edu
Phone: (707) 889-3375 (this is my cell phone--the best number to reach me at during the summer as I usually travel a bit).
One Sentence (Fragment) Teaching Philosophy: Teaching for cultural transformation and student self-empowerment.
Why I'm Stoked about the Writing Project: I feel privileged to have found my place, at least for a while, among a fantastic community of educators in the Humboldt County area. Teaching has become my craft, and I welcome opportunities to improve my skills for my own sake and for the sake of my students.
Why I Said "Stoked" in the Last Entry: Because I was a skater kid and grew up in California.
How I Feel about Technology in the Classroom: I welcome all forms of technology in the classroom so long as one keeps in mind that, in education, technology is best used as a tool to serve education, not the other way around. Some of my colleagues would probably say I'm unduly cranky on this point.
Answers to James Lipton Style Self-Glorification Questions
What is your favorite word?
Home.
What is your least favorite word?
Alienation.
What turns you on creatively, spiritually, or emotionally?
Wildness.
What turns you off?
Hatred.
What is your favorite curse word?
Frick-on-a-stick!
What sound or noise do you love?
Birdsong (Cheesy? Perhaps).
What sound or noise do you hate?
Traffic.
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Barbarian Warrior.
What profession would you not like to do?
Religious or Political Office.
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Whoops-a-daisy--off to the land of virtuous heathens with you!
Link to My Work-in-Progress Google Site About Ecocomposition:
http://sites.google.com/site/plenzdorf/
What is an English 100 Class Doing in the Woods
5 comments:
Love the virtuous heathens Line!
And I chose song birds too, so of course that is NOT a cheesy answer.
I'm pretty sure a barbarian warrior would ignore birdsong and wield a much more diverse profane lexicon. I'm just saying. . . .
A frick-on-a-stick spouting barbarian warrior could definitely be found in a Tony Pratchett book, I think. He could likely use "stoked" a lot as well--and maybe even ride into battle on a skateboard.
Hmmm... May be something to this. Maybe a new comic hero?
Birdsong?
As in budgies, ravens, etc.? I love bird calls...
I'm stoked about your photo, Chris, and your teaching-philosophy line reminds me of my favorite: "Of a good leader [or teacher], when her work is done, the people will say, 'We did this ourselves.'"
P.S. RWP is lucky to "have" you, too.
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