The Continued Relevance Of Teaching To Transgress: Education As The Practice Of Freedom

In 1994, bell hooks work, Teaching to Transgress - Education as the Practice of Freedom was first published and this work re-examines it for its intent to counter the devaluation of teaching and on the basis that it addresses the urgent need for changes in teaching practices. Because of the intransience of racism and the various isms that are part of our everyday culture, hooks work remains relevant, particularly for those who find themselves in the position of the lone soldier in the war to effect equitable system change forever conspiring and scheming in order to accomplish equity in education. This re-examination of hooks work is also offered to those who face disempowered collective backlash (p.31) - backtracking, ostracization and belittlement designed to dissuade paradigm shifts. It is offered to individuals who are seeking freedom individuals who are seeking to define and contextualize their experiences, their struggle, and to those trying to cope with a society eager to return to an age of narrow nationalism, isolationisms and xenophobia (p.28). And finally, this work is for those who are seeking to teach their children, their students, how to transgress - how to confront a culture of domination with a lack of meaningful access to truth (p.29) and which necessarily promotes an addiction to lying and denial (p.29).Teaching to Transgress is a strategy that suggests revolution and speaks to ones determination, strength and commitment. It is a strategy that casts the teacher and the student recipient of the teachings, in the role of revolutionaries - agents of change. Education as the Practice of Freedom speaks to the need to pursue, as a professional business, the job of freeing oneself from oppression - one should practice or work at critically examining our world and our experiences on a local and global level.[AU1] I was asked about bell hooks name and sent my response with an attachment about the scholar and her work to your journal. bell hooks name is NOT capitalized. Thank you

Mother Love: My Mother Excerpts from a Feminist Diary

In this work I write of mother love, of mothering, of a love of family and community,the nurturing of self-reliance, bold and enterprising spirits and pure hearts. I am presenting this work from a Black feminist or womanist, reflective standpoint even though I was cautioned as a child not to be too or so “womanish” in my behaviour.I was cautioned to not act as though I were older than I actually was; not to rushto grow up “before my time.” I am not conscious of rebelling, but from an early ageemulated my mother’s strong will, her determination and her resourcefulness—herwill to survive poverty and contest exploitation and oppression. Black folk who livein racist, ethnocentric, sexist and patriarchal societies where white and ‘light’ skin is privileged and given supremacy, need to tell their own stories—stories that resonate with love and laughter even as they may be poignant and heart wrenching. It is important that we put a human face to poverty and oppression, to let others whoquestion our origins know that like all beings we come from some place and bringmuch of value with us to where we now stand

Usos académicos y sociales de las tecnologías digitales del estudiante universitario de primer año

Esta comunicación tiene como objetivo comprender cómo los estudiantes universitarios de primer año utilizan la tecnología digital para fines académicos y sociales. Los resultados nos permiten concluir que la mayoría de los estudiantes se sientan cómodos con las tecnologías digitales y ven las redes sociales como un medio de conexión e interacción con amigos más con fines sociales que académicos. Los estudiantes suelen preferir el correo electrónico personal, la interacción cara a cara, las redes sociales y los teléfonos móviles para comunicarse y conectarse con otros. Sobre los hábitos de estudio, los estudiantes prefieren aprender por sí mismos, trabajar independientemente y estudiar en casa. Esto contradice uno de los argumentos sobre las Generación Net que dice que los estudiantes de hoy están a favor del enfoque del trabajo colaborativo.This paper aims to provide some important insights into how first-year university students use digital technology for academic and social purposes. We conclude that most students feel comfortable with digital technologies and they see social networks as more about connecting and interacting with friends than for academic communication. Results show that students generally prefer personal email, face-to-face interaction, social networks and mobile phones to communicate and connect with others. Regarding study habits, students prefer to learn by themselves, work independently and to study at home. This contradicts one of the net generation claims which says students today favor collaborative approaches

Earthquake waves and the mechanical properties of the earth's interior

It has come to be realized in the present century that the science of Seismology, in addition to providing information on the nature and characteristics of earthquakes, is a central source of knowledge of the mechanics and layering of the Earth's deep interior.It has come to be realized in the present century that the science of Seismology, in addition to providing information on the nature and characteristics of earthquakes, is a central source of knowledge of the mechanics and layering of the Earth's deep interior

Borderline Personality Disorder: An Experimental Investigation of the Interpretation of Ambiguous Information

Following the Report on the Health Improvement Programme 1998-2003, services for drugs and alcohol have been identified as a priority area for multidisciplinary review in the NHS in Greater Glasgow. This has been followed by a report on the Mental Health and Illness in Greater Glasgow. The aim of the present review is to examine a clinical psychology service for alcohol and drug problems based in North Glasgow in order to establish a clear picture of its practice and patient population. The review will focus particularly on comparisons between male and female referrals and between referrals for drug and alcohol problems. Results on age, locality of referral, referral source, reason for referral, and attendiance at first appointment are examined and compared with the report on the Mental Health and Illness in Greater Glasgow. The importance of local service audit is highlighted as particular results contrast those found in the Glasgow-wide report. The implications and the limitations of the study are noted

On the geometric-arithmetic mean inequality for matrices

In this paper refinements and converses of matrix forms of the geometric-arithmetic mean inequality are given

Deletion of the Notch ligand Jagged1 during cochlear maturation leads to inner hair cell defects and hearing loss

The mammalian cochlea is an exceptionally well-organized epithelium composed of hair cells, supporting cells, and innervating neurons. Loss or defects in any of these cell types, particularly the specialized sensory hair cells, leads to deafness. The Notch pathway is known to play a critical role in the decision to become either a hair cell or a supporting cell during embryogenesis; however, little is known about how Notch functions later during cochlear maturation. Uniquely amongst Notch ligands, Jagged1 (JAG1) is localized to supporting cells during cell fate acquisition and continues to be expressed into adulthood. Here, we demonstrate that JAG1 in maturing cochlear supporting cells is essential for normal cochlear function. Specifically, we show that deletion of JAG1 during cochlear maturation disrupts the inner hair cell pathway and leads to a type of deafness clinically similar to auditory neuropathy. Common pathologies associated with disruptions in inner hair cell function, including loss of hair cells, synapses, or auditory neurons, were not observed in JAG1 mutant cochleae. Instead, RNA-seq analysis of JAG1-deficient cochleae identified dysregulation of the Rho GTPase pathway, known to be involved in stereocilia development and maintenance. Interestingly, the overexpression of one of the altered genes, Diaph3, is responsible for autosomal dominant auditory neuropathy-1 (AUNA1) in humans and mice, and is associated with defects in the inner hair cell stereocilia. Strikingly, ultrastructural analyses of JAG1-deleted cochleae revealed stereocilia defects in inner hair cells, including fused and elongated bundles, that were similar to those stereocilia defects reported in AUNA1 mice. Taken together, these data indicate a novel role for Notch signaling in normal hearing development through maintaining stereocilia integrity of the inner hair cells during cochlear maturation

Experimental Demonstration of Squeezed State Quantum Averaging

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a universal quantum averaging process implementing the harmonic mean of quadrature variances. The harmonic mean protocol can be used to efficiently stabilize a set of fragile squeezed light sources with statistically fluctuating noise levels. The averaged variances are prepared probabilistically by means of linear optical interference and measurement induced conditioning. We verify that the implemented harmonic mean outperforms the standard arithmetic mean strategy. The effect of quantum averaging is experimentally tested both for uncorrelated and partially correlated noise sources with sub-Poissonian shot noise or super-Poissonian shot noise characteristics.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure