School Links
Links to sites with more information about school, education, and teaching, compiled for your enjoyment by James Mann.
Features
Readers with a sweet tooth for brain stimulation will enjoy the substantial Ink 19 podcasts, long-form band biographies, tales from the road, and interesting, uncategorizable writings offered here by the extreme enthusiasts we call our writing staff.
The Robot Factory Rebellion
Is home schooling a viable option for “problem students”? It worked for Lee Ann Leach…
WPRK
Carl F. Gauze reports on the last bastion of free form radio in Orlando – Rollins’ College’s WPRK – and the battle between student jocks and college representatives over a proposed sale of the station to a local public radio giant.
Bored Of Ed
Would adding another year to high school help solve the problems facing America’s youth? Hell no, says David Lee Beowulf.
The Accident
Growing up is hard to do, and the lessons life teaches us are often painful. Just ask Roi Tamkin.
It’s a Punk Rock Life
It’s a Punk Rock Life (Ink 19, August 2000)
Things My Father Never Taught Me
Everything James Mann ever needed to know he learned from watching his father – and then doing the exact opposite.
Too Personal For Professional
Where does a teacher’s public life end, and where does his private life begin? Should teachers have to serve as representatives of their occupation 24 hours a day, or should they be allowed the same chance at a private life as the rest of us? After learning of the termination of his former high school teacher for “improper behavior” after school hours, Jason Feifer pondered just these questions.
History Through Osmosis
OK, we all know that the public education system in America today sucks, but do you know why? Sean Carswell does, and offers you an insider’s view from both sides of the desk.
Faith in Physics
Faith in Physics (Ink 19, August 2000)
Monkey Business on Spec
Monkey Business on Spec (Ink 19, July 2000)
Dunia is the Best!
Dunia is the Best! (Ink 19, July 2000)
A Friend of Gretchen’s?
A Friend of Gretchen’s? (Ink 19, July 2000)
Spiel From Watt
Spiel From Watt (Ink 19, July 2000)
Beauty Smacking Me Upside the Head
Some people wouldn’t know beauty if it smacked them upside the head. Thankfully, Sean Carswell isn’t one of them – when he got hit by a car while riding his bike, he found the beauty in the situation.
No, You Can’t!
No, You Can’t! (Ink 19, July 2000)
Beauty Links
James Mann provides you with links to other sites with information about beauty.
Responses of the Weird
Responses of the Weird (Ink 19, July 2000)
Rock Critic 1970
Rock Critic 1970 (Ink 19, July 2000)
My Pastoral Nightmare
Terry Eagan finds that there is no true beauty in the dystopia of the suburbs.
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Blue Thunder
Screen ReviewsJohn Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.
The Eye
Screen ReviewsWhat if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.
Chapterhouse
InterviewsWith the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
Little Feat: The Last Farewell Tour
Event ReviewsThe Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection
Screen ReviewsMeiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.