http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Thu, 08 May 2008 12:32:26 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/three-cups-of-tea.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DrE) http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/three-cups-of-tea.html?_c=feed-rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/three-cups-of-tea.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 May 2008 12:32:26 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/book/6a00e3989cc184000400f48d14d81c0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989cc184000400f48d14d81c0001-50si" alt="Three Cups of Tea: One Man&#39;s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A must read for all teachers and geographers. I'm about two-thirds of the way through it, and it's just great! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cc184000400e398f7b34a0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/virtual-field-trips.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DrE) http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/virtual-field-trips.html?_c=feed-rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/virtual-field-trips.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:39:59 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/book/6a00e3989cc184000400f48d0e2d3d0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e3989cc184000400f48d0e2d3d0001-50si" alt="The World Must Know: The History of the Holocaust as Told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Mu" /></a> <a href="http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/video/6a00e3989cc184000400e398f116260005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989cc184000400e398f116260005-50si" alt="A Good Man in Hell: General Romeo Dallaire And The Rwanda Genocide" /></a> <a href="http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/video/6a00e3989cc184000400f48cef715a0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989cc184000400f48cef715a0002-50si" alt="Witnessing Darfur Genocide Emergency Dvd!" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Tuesday, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop on teaching the Holocaust, sponsored by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. The museum has some great on-line exhibitions. http://www.ushmm.org In addition, we received copi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cc184000400f48cef81280003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/i-needed-spring-break.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DrE) http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/i-needed-spring-break.html?_c=feed-rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/i-needed-spring-break.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:04:25 -0700 Boy, I didn't realize how much I needed the break. And, it started out sort of "iffy" with the snow on Saturday morning. Perhaps it's just that we made serious progress on the barn, or that I was able to finish my paper that is due APRIL 18th a ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cc184000400e398e696820005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/it-was-a-good-week.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DrE) http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/it-was-a-good-week.html?_c=feed-rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/it-was-a-good-week.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:12:58 -0800 Lots going on at campus, and some of it has been frustrating. The working relationship with the History Department has been hard to build, and, at present, it's very fragile. So, this week having to do a bit of damage control was not initially a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cc184000400f48cfef5480001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/1421-the-year-china.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DrE) http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/1421-the-year-china.html?_c=feed-rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/1421-the-year-china.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:57:39 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/book/6a00e3989cc184000400e398dc4b860004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989cc184000400e398dc4b860004-50si" alt="1421: The Year China Discovered America" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I purchased this as train-trip reading from Seattle to Memphis. It's not overly academic. The author makes some reasonable arguments to support his conclusion that there were maps of the New World before Columbus sailed. In fact, he makes pret... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cc184000400e398dc524f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/married-these-were-both-taken.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DrE) http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/married-these-were-both-taken.html?_c=feed-rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/married-these-were-both-taken.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:09:47 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989cc184000400e398c222490002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989cc184000400e398c222490002-50si" alt="Gennatwirl" /></a> <a href="http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989cc184000400e398c21f980001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989cc184000400e398c21f980001-50si" alt="Sunnysmile" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Married! These were both taken before the wedding of the flower girl and myself. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cc184000400e398c23c5f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/celebrate-geography-awareness-week---nov-11-17.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DrE) http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/celebrate-geography-awareness-week---nov-11-17.html?_c=feed-rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/celebrate-geography-awareness-week---nov-11-17.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:57:23 -0800 This year's theme is Asia! Feel free to continue celebration throughout the school year! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cc184000400e398bd9d5a0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/almost-two-months.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DrE) http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/almost-two-months.html?_c=feed-rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/almost-two-months.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:05:40 -0700 It's been almost two months since I started teaching at the University of Mississippi. My first class was a Saturday afternoon in the middle of August. Since that Saturday, I have been going mostly non-stop trying to just tread water -- just ke... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cc184000400e398ad9d490001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/and-so-it-begins-another.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(DrE) http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/and-so-it-begins-another.html?_c=feed-rss http://ejfoster.vox.com/library/post/and-so-it-begins-another.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:06:24 -0700 And so it begins, another year in academe. The past two days have been full of department and program meetings and talk of fresh starts. As we begin the academic year at Ole Miss, I hope we can take a moment to reflect and enjoy the ... HEAT! ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989cc184000400e3989e714c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>