When I was in undergrad way back in the Dark Ages, Archaeology was far from my favorite subject as an Anthro major. But it was required, so I took it and discovered that I was far more interested than I had previously believed. Even still, it is not what my major focus would become, but it I did find it incredibly interesting and I also … Continue reading Archaeology I: Methods
As the first unit moved through the discussion of our living primate relatives, I decided the best way to connect this concept with the rest of the class was the move from our discussion on monkeys, apes, and prosimians to our hominid ancestors. This involved an extensive amount of research on my part as I had not focused on hominid evolution since finishing my required … Continue reading Bio-Physical Anthropology II: Human Origins
The goal I set forth for myself in creating this Anthropology class was the recreate the joys I felt when I took my adviser’s very first course, Introduction to Anthropology. My professor, Richard, became one of the best teachers I had in my career as a student. Sure, I had other amazing educators in my life, but few were able to fill me with the … Continue reading The Primate Research Project
The summer before my Anthropology year was remarkably similar to many of my previous six summers. My oldest had just finished kindergarten, so he was with me everyday. My other kids were not yet old enough to be in school, so they were still in daycare at least part time for the summer in order for us to not lose their spots for the coming … Continue reading Overview of Anthropology: Human Universals and the Four Fields
Over the course of the summer as my class and syllabus began to take shape, I had to consider the order in which I would teach the units in the course; I decided the best way to proceed was to begin with the origin of humanity and our non – human primate relatives. My reasoning was based simply on how I could best build a … Continue reading Bio-Physical Anthropology I: Primatology
On a cold morning in February of 2004, I woke up at my mother’s house with a feeling of dread and excitement. The summer before I had traveled with a large group of people from my university, as well as several others, to Brazil for a double trip: a four week tour around the country with stops in the Centerwest cities in Brasilia, Goiana, and … Continue reading Brazil, The Passport: Part I
Monday morning started as any other typical school day. In my first hour of the day I took the dogs for a run, or a trot I should say. Maximus, my large Pitbull – Labrador mix, loves the idea of bounding around the neighborhood, sniffing every mailbox and every tree, and marking as much as he can as his. Doce, my elderly Beagle – Labrador … Continue reading The Brachial Aneurysm, Part IV: The Response
The morning after we visited Kim went the way just about every Sunday morning went. I woke up first, took the dogs for a stroll to calm them down, then I came home and started making breakfast. As I put the biscuits in the oven, I went upstairs to check on the kids; the older two were already awake and had begun playing in their … Continue reading The Brachial Aneurysm, Part III: The Professor
I was at school teaching when my mom texted to tell us that Kim’s surgery had been postponed. I had no understanding of why the surgeon would do it, but I was immediately fearful that something had happened and that my mom did not want to tell me via text. When we got in touch later that day, she advised me of the situation. The … Continue reading The Brachial Aneurysm, Part II: The Article
Sometimes life happens and effectively prevents you from getting done those things that you really want to do. At the beginning of the school year, I decided that I wanted to create this blog to document the curriculum that I have created and how effectively it works. At the moment, it is going relatively well. Not every single idea that I have used in class … Continue reading The Brachial Aneurysm, Part I: The Event
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