Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog:
Politics and the English Language
Periods 5 and 6 read George Orwell's Politics and the English Language this week. The essay is an appropriate starting point for our study of government and politics because it focuses on language and writing, specifically how the modern decadence of our language is both a cause and effect of our corrupted thoughts. Political language is especially important because, as Orwell, argues, "
SEP 07
Stop and Seize: How Aggressive Policing is Taking the Property of Those Never Charged with Crimes
Many of you in periods 5 and 6 read The New Jim Crow this summer. Here are two must-read and watch pieces that underscore and illustrate even more acutely the use and impact of asset seizure and forfeiture as explained by author Michelle Alexander in Chapter 2, "The Lockdown." The Washington Post, with a blockbuster multi-part investigation into police asset forfeiture practices: Stop
AUG 30
Ferguson Readings
Photo: Scott Olson, GettyHere is a very incomplete list of thought-provoking articles on the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the protests as a result and the militarization of local policy forces.Mariame Kaba with a commentary in the Washington Post: For Blacks, America is Dangerous by Default Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (yes, THAT Kareem Abdul-Jabb
AUG 26
Ferguson, Missouri
The New Yorker's cover for the week we return to school, Eric Drooker's "Ferguson, Missouri." “An artist friend of mine was killed by a cop in lower Manhattan, back in 1991. He happened to be black, and the police officer was never indicted.” Drooker continues, “As a resident of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, I witnessed the blurring distinctions between the police and military during the
JUN 10
New Parents Depending on Apps for Parenting Guide
New parents, starting with this generation, are depending on their smartphones to help them survive raising their child. Instead of using their own knowledge to raise their child, the parents download parenting apps online. These apps help parents in all ways physically and mentally. There are apps that relate to a baby's health and emotion; parents would determine whether their child was healthy