It’s been a depressing week here at the Local Knowledge blog. We’ve exposed the travesty of holding the Camden Mayoral Debate at 12pm. We’ve ranted about how self-congratulatory articles and calling in favors by local politicians are fueled by election calculus and only make residents more cynical. And we’ve given students mid-terms. So I thought today … Continue reading Third Thursday Art Crawls: Something to Be Happy About…
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When I first wrote about Camden, I called it A City for Others. Well, all I can say is, here we go again. Only in Camden could we have a mayoral debate scheduled at a time when most voters cannot attend. While the event is yet to be announced, my understanding is that the Chamber … Continue reading A Camden Mayoral Debate (Held at the Wrong Time)…
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I read this blog post over at Edushyster about the opt-out of standardized testing movement, and Education Commissioner’s cancelation of further town halls, and couldn’t help but think about Camden: These citizens are sick of being treated as “consumers” and their children as “products” for whom education is “delivered.” When you treat people like consumers, … Continue reading What I’m Reading: the NY Opt-Out Movement…
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Yesterday, Mayor Corey Booker’s campaign was back in Camden: “This is an election that all of America is going to be watching,” Booker said before about three dozen students and supporters in Camden, where he met with Mayor Dana L. Redd. My worry with Mayor Booker is simple. For all his reputation of being a … Continue reading What I’m Reading: Corey Booker’s Camden Visit…
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Dr. Teresa Smith, in a cogent defense of expertise, once asked my class, “Do you know what subjective used to mean?” When we all replied no, and she told us, “in the opinion of experts.” At the time, she was using the phrase “subjective” as an opposite pole to “objectivity” and the idea of … Continue reading Expertise and Faux-Expertise…
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