Smithson Arts
@smithsonarts.bsky.social
I quit a PhD program, and now I'm starting an online arts academy to teach the underserved, underrepresented, and impoverished who are victimized by cost-cutting in education. We need humanities and arts more than ever.
Drummer, Musician, Educator.
Drummer, Musician, Educator.
I finally got back to my substack.
I had a bad time teaching 3rd grade this week and I needed to know why.
This is what I discovered.
Please comment and share, it really helps me out.
open.substack.com/pub/smithson...
I had a bad time teaching 3rd grade this week and I needed to know why.
This is what I discovered.
Please comment and share, it really helps me out.
open.substack.com/pub/smithson...
Authoritarian by group, empathetic by individual
How to identify empathy and morality in our pursuit of results in teaching, and keep them from holding us back.
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August 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I finally got back to my substack.
I had a bad time teaching 3rd grade this week and I needed to know why.
This is what I discovered.
Please comment and share, it really helps me out.
open.substack.com/pub/smithson...
I had a bad time teaching 3rd grade this week and I needed to know why.
This is what I discovered.
Please comment and share, it really helps me out.
open.substack.com/pub/smithson...
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SAY IT PLAIN: Federal “ICE officers” should not be anonymous.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
June 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
SAY IT PLAIN: Federal “ICE officers” should not be anonymous.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
And this shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say.
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They saw what conservative Christians are ignoring.
May 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
They saw what conservative Christians are ignoring.
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If only the GOP could read
May 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If only the GOP could read
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Panic sets in....
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Panic sets in....
and doesn't let go.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Panic sets in....
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#STEM curricula in the US don’t often expose students to perspectives on culture, history and power nor equip them with effective community engagement skills. Here are lessons from creating an #interdisciplinary course that sought to address that gap: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/lesso...
Lessons from an interdisciplinary community engagement course for engineers
STEM curricula in the US don’t often expose students to perspectives on culture, history and power nor equip them with effective community engagement skills. Here, instructor and students share lesson...
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#STEM curricula in the US don’t often expose students to perspectives on culture, history and power nor equip them with effective community engagement skills. Here are lessons from creating an #interdisciplinary course that sought to address that gap: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/lesso...
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"Under the Trump administration, the system that boosted the United States to scientific dominance is being recklessly dismantled." chroni.cl/4kdFV6G
The Rise (and Fall?) of the National Science Foundation
In the ’50s, America declared science an “endless frontier.” We may be reaching the end of it.
chroni.cl
February 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Under the Trump administration, the system that boosted the United States to scientific dominance is being recklessly dismantled." chroni.cl/4kdFV6G
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Marbury v Madison is a seminal case from 1803 that holds that the federal courts must determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Hope that helps, Stephen.
February 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Marbury v Madison is a seminal case from 1803 that holds that the federal courts must determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Hope that helps, Stephen.
It really is revealing that all the people crying and bitching about #kendricklamar #halftimeshow have no idea what it is about - it goes right over their heads. To use their favorite (hypocritical) phrase: #educateyourself
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It really is revealing that all the people crying and bitching about #kendricklamar #halftimeshow have no idea what it is about - it goes right over their heads. To use their favorite (hypocritical) phrase: #educateyourself
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To America’s 2.3 million federal employees:
Don’t accept a buyout.
Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer.
And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it?
Sincerely,
Robert Reich
Former U.S.Secretary of Labor
Don’t accept a buyout.
Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer.
And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it?
Sincerely,
Robert Reich
Former U.S.Secretary of Labor
February 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
To America’s 2.3 million federal employees:
Don’t accept a buyout.
Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer.
And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it?
Sincerely,
Robert Reich
Former U.S.Secretary of Labor
Don’t accept a buyout.
Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer.
And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it?
Sincerely,
Robert Reich
Former U.S.Secretary of Labor
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January 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I heard Donald Trump fucked an ostrich. Allegedlys
January 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I heard Donald Trump fucked an ostrich. Allegedlys
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I just renamed the space between Donald Trump's ears to the Gulf of Stupidity
January 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I just renamed the space between Donald Trump's ears to the Gulf of Stupidity
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HCR reminds us how hard people fought to safeguard the democracy their grandchildren threw out as unwanted trash.
"This democratic government was popular, but as the memory of the dangers of fascism faded, opponents began to insist that such a government was leading the United States to communism."
"This democratic government was popular, but as the memory of the dangers of fascism faded, opponents began to insist that such a government was leading the United States to communism."
January 24, 2025
January 24, 2025
“NUTS!”
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January 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
HCR reminds us how hard people fought to safeguard the democracy their grandchildren threw out as unwanted trash.
"This democratic government was popular, but as the memory of the dangers of fascism faded, opponents began to insist that such a government was leading the United States to communism."
"This democratic government was popular, but as the memory of the dangers of fascism faded, opponents began to insist that such a government was leading the United States to communism."
I just started teaching music in a small school district in Colorado and not a single high school kid in this class has heard of The Who. #thewho #petetownshend #keithmoon #rogerdaltrey #johnentwistle
January 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I just started teaching music in a small school district in Colorado and not a single high school kid in this class has heard of The Who. #thewho #petetownshend #keithmoon #rogerdaltrey #johnentwistle
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Heartless. Cruel.
January 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Heartless. Cruel.