Shawn HumphreyinAge of AwarenessThe Art of ShunningLast fall, one of my former students, who is in a leadership position in the Navy, reached out for advice on how to handle one member of…Jan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022
Shawn HumphreyinAge of AwarenessYour Students and Their FearscapesThe tornado sirens began to wail. The cheerful songs being sung by cartoon characters over the loudspeakers gave way to warnings: “Take…Dec 9, 2021Dec 9, 2021
Shawn HumphreyinAge of Awareness“Don’t Look up Dr. Humphrey.”Of course, I did. And, my eyes widened as our taxi crossed over the dividing line into a sea of donkey-driven carts, cyclists carrying two…Nov 30, 2021Nov 30, 2021
Shawn HumphreyinAge of AwarenessDisbandmentNatural disasters, political coups and riots. We survived those. Cultural invasions and the emergence of cancerous pockets of entitlement…Nov 16, 20211Nov 16, 20211
Shawn HumphreyinAge of AwarenessFlip the FieldI’m always looking for ways to meet my students in untraditional spaces. I’ve held class 20-plus feet in the air in a mess of ropes, lived…Nov 10, 20211Nov 10, 20211
Shawn HumphreyinAge of AwarenessThose who can, do; Those who can’t…So, a lawyer and a teacher are at a dinner party. The lawyer is gesticulating wildly and holding court when he says the one thing that…Nov 3, 20211Nov 3, 20211
Shawn HumphreyArrivalI kept my arms at 90 degrees. My elbows were locked and my arms were working in harmony with my legs. I did my best to maintain optimal…Oct 26, 20211Oct 26, 20211
Shawn HumphreyinAge of AwarenessPedagogical PubertyA syllabus is a contract. It is a promise. It is an expression of the teacher’s pedagogy. And, in the wrong hands, in my hands, in the…Oct 24, 20212Oct 24, 20212
Shawn HumphreyinAge of AwarenessFear in the ClassroomFear is contagious. And, in the classroom, it can spread quickly. Year in, year out, fear always reared its paralyzing head in my La Ceiba…Oct 18, 20211Oct 18, 20211
