Latest Blog Posts for Mr. D's Neighborhood

• Calling All literary agents, editors and Publishers! Mr. D needs YOUR help!
  on Apr 9, 2009 in Uncategorized Education Social studies Communications Publishing Government Children's books editors illustrators New authors literary agents
  Now that I’m free during the day for the next week and and a half, I’m catching up on some long-overdue projects, and Mr. D needs the help of the whole Neighborhood! About a year ago, I wrote a children’s book.  I didn’t illu...
• This Day in History 4/8
  on Apr 8, 2009 in Uncategorized American History Atlanta Braves Babe Ruth Barry Bonds baseball Celebrity Roasts Civil Rights Comedy Commentary Communications current events Dean Martin Education Hank Aaron History Joey Bishop Milwaukee Braves Milwaukee Brewers Social studies
  Mr. D is now officially on his spring vacation, where he’ll be taking a well-deserved rest.  That doesn’t mean the Neighborhood won’t be updated.  But just as a head’s up, I may be updating sporadically, if at all, between A...
• History Field Trips in New York City - Or how to lose a student in an interesting way
  on Apr 6, 2009 in Uncategorized Education History Standards Curriculum Social studies Teachers Educational leadership New York History American History Field trips museums New-York Historical Society Museum of the City of New York Brooklyn Historical Society Lower East Side Tenement Museum Bartow-Pell Mansion Van Cortlandt House South Street Seaport Museum
  As a teacher, the best way to drive me crazy is to plan a field trip. Field trips are frightening things, even for veterans.  If your class manages to behave somewhat in the building, imagine how your darlings will react exposed to the outside world...
• The Smart Kid’s Burden: The “Raj” of Teach for America
  on Apr 3, 2009 in Uncategorized Education current events Commentary Curriculum Social studies Communications Teachers Educational leadership Cultural Literacy Teacher Unions Boston TFA Teach For America NYC Teaching Fellows
  “Take up the White Man’s burden—     Send forth the best ye breed— Go, bind your sons to exile     To serve your captives’ need; To wait, in heavy harness,     On fluttered folk and wild— Your new-caught sullen peo...
• Royal Flush: Our Fascination with Royalty
  on Apr 2, 2009 in Uncategorized History current events news Commentary Social studies Communications code-switching Queen Elizabeth II Barack Obama Michelle Obama Royalty Great Britain Monarchy George III George W. Bush
  For a democracy, the United States still goes loopy over royalty. No matter how successful or hard-working a “commoner” like Bill Gates or Warren Buffett may be, they still take second place to a paper sovereign with inherited riches and...
• You Didn’t Hear this from me, but…: Teaching through the rumors
  on Apr 1, 2009 in Uncategorized Education History current events Commentary Curriculum Social studies Educational leadership Cultural Literacy New York History American History Boston Massacre
  First, a new addition to the Neighborhood–a motorized one. My car-buying woes are over as I am the proud owner of a brand-new Navy Blue 2009 Nissan Altima 2.5S.  The car is beautiful and price was right.  Mr. D and the rest of the Neighborhoo...
• Quickie Note on Unions - and a Personal Update
  on Mar 30, 2009 in Uncategorized Education current events news Commentary Social studies Educational leadership New York History Labor Unions United Federation of Teachers UFT New York Post KIPP Academies Teamsters Industrial Workers of the World IWW Communism Organized Crime
• Hollywood and History: the perils of film in the history classroom
  on Mar 26, 2009 in Uncategorized Education History war news Commentary Curriculum Social studies Jesus Ancient History World War II Media Teachers Educational leadership Cultural Literacy New York History Thermoplyae Gangs of New York American History Gandhi Mercury Astronauts Glory Civil War Draft Riots Ric Burns 300 Cecil B. DeMille The Patriot Mel Gibson Pear Harbor Gone With the Wind Clark Gable Ten Commandments William Wyler Ben-Hur Gettysburg John Adams Revolutionary War
  Hollywood is truly the serial rapist of history–and it doesn’t use protection.  Ask my friend here, the great film director Cecil B. DeMille.  His record of historical rape could make you reach for a sharp object.  It would make the re...
• This Day in History 3/25
  on Mar 25, 2009 in Uncategorized History current events Commentary Social studies Communications Triangle Fire 1911 New York City Al Smith Tammany Hall Robert Wagner New Deal Great Society U.S. History New York History
  Even though it’s sunny, it’s a little cloudier in the Neighborhood. Today is a rather somber anniversary especially in light of the collective argument in this country about the role of government in people’s lives. We can quibble a...
• What to do when a baby drops an F-bomb: a primer on code-switching
  on Mar 24, 2009 in Uncategorized Education History current events Commentary Comedy Curriculum Social studies Communications Teachers Cultural Literacy code-switching linguistics cosby show clair huxtable children foul language
  You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who’ve never had any.” - Bill Cosby The parent-teacher conferences are an amazing way to see parents and children interact with no supervision.  More...

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