Andy Rowell

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  • Graduate school humanities pedagogy

     
     

     
    Andy Rowell
     
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    As a graduate school professor, I recommend: good books and articles and oral lecture material; graded regular short writing assignments to internally process the reading and share with peers; and facilitated extensive class discussion for oral processing (in person or online).
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    "The only app or device found to meaningfully improve results with any consistency is an overhead projector in the hands of a competent human teacher." This article is such a fine, data-supported, rant that I'm going to quote several pieces of it: americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/08/rotten
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  • Screens and parenting

     
     

     
    Andy Rowell
     
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    I agree with this article. As a parent of a 9th, 6th, and 4th grader, I recommend: Minimal screen-time for kids. Instead: books, interaction with peers through activities (*local* sports, Scouts, church, music, drama, art), and playing with friends and neighbors.
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    “The only app or device found to meaningfully improve results with any consistency is an overhead projector in the hands of a competent human teacher.” This article is such a fine, data-supported, rant that I’m going to quote several pieces of it: americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/08/rotten
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    Andy Rowell
     
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    “Teenagers today are more likely to be at home [on screens] … Yet at the same time, they are more likely to feel isolated and unhappy. Twenge writes, ‘The number of teens who get together with their friends nearly every day dropped by more than 40 percent from 2000 to 2015.’”
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    “We wanted our children to spend their time playing outside. And reading books. And talking with us. So we never bought them phones. They kept getting older, and we kept not buying them phones.” @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/family/archive

  • Economic statistics on poverty and income inequality and gender gap

     

     

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    Justin Wolfers
     
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    My students find it revealing to learn the income distribution: Last year, 10% of American households got by with income of <$14,600 20% got <$25,600 30% got <$37,000 40% got <$50,000 50% got <$63,200 60% got <$79,500 70% got <$100k 80% got <$130k 90% got <$185k 95% got <$249k
     
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    Justin Wolfers
     
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    But childhood poverty remains a serious problem. In 2018, 16.2% of kids lived in a household that was in poverty. That compares to 10.7% for adults aged 18-64, and 9.7% for the elderly (thank you, social security!)
     
     

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    Justin Wolfers
     
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    Alright, let's return to poverty. Don't forget the absolute magnitude: Around 1 in 8 Americans lives below the (meager) poverty line. Compared with past years, the poverty rate is currently relatively low — though not surprisingly low given the current unemployment rate.
     
     

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    The Census Bureau has done some nifty work, allowing us to better compare household income over time. And it tells a pretty darn depressing story: Median household income today is right where it was in 1999. Two decades with no progress for the middle class.
     
     

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    The official poverty rate is down again this year — by a solid 0.5 percentage points. It's a robust reminder that the most effective anti-poverty program we have is a robust macroeconomy with low unemployment.
     
     

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    Justin Wolfers
     
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    Median household income (adjusted for inflation) is up only a tick, suggesting that the ongoing economic expansion still isn't delivering much for the middle class. Over the longer run, the failure of median household income to rise over the past two decades is disappointing.
     
     

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    Heather Long
     
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    Just In: US official poverty rate falls to 11.8%, the lowest since 2001. #Census
     
     

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    Heather Long
     
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    Not good: Income inequality is at an all-time high in the US (at least since Census started measure income inequality in the late 1960s). #Census
     
     

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