This is a "Catrina." Those of you who are familiar with Mexican traditions, particularly from the "Day of the Dead, well know the use of skeletons in artwork and handicrafts. During a recent visit to Puerto Vallarta, I visited an artist who told me that this type of icon began at the turn of the 20th century in Mexican newspapers to poke fun at the power elite. It served to remind them that irrespective of their economic station in life, in the end, we all end up as skeletons.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
This is a "Catrina." Those of you who are familiar with Mexican traditions, particularly from the "Day of the Dead, well know the use of skeletons in artwork and handicrafts. During a recent visit to Puerto Vallarta, I visited an artist who told me that this type of icon began at the turn of the 20th century in Mexican newspapers to poke fun at the power elite. It served to remind them that irrespective of their economic station in life, in the end, we all end up as skeletons.
Marking the NYS Math Tests
I have just begun marking the 6th grade tests at Forest Hills HS. The experience continues to be surrealistic. If surgeons were tested with holistic rubrics in order for their degrees to be granted to them, I would look for a jurisdiction that permitted euthanasia!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Blog Study Group
This afternoon I am attending the first session of the UFT Teacher Center Tech study group at the Queens Boro Office of the UFT. I had forgotten that I had already established
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