by David Safier I wish I had this very short story in hand when I was trying to explain the concept of irony to my high school English students. It's a slam dunk. Here's how it goes. The director (Sean Arce) of a nationally acclaimed educational program (Mexican American Studies) is given an award by … Read more
by David Safier If you haven't caught it yet, here's last night's Daily Show about TUSD's Mexican American Studies, featuring the comic stylings of Board member Michael Hicks. The video is starting to go viral. We'll see how far it spreads. The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show … Read more
by David Safier I just caught the Mexican American Studies segment on last night's Daily Show (You can find it in the whole episode on the Daily Show website, about 8 minutes in). It doesn't give you much of a sense of the MAS program, since, well, if you're going for comedy and you managed … Read more
by David Safier It's true. No April Fools joke here. We have gotten word the Daily Show will be airing a segment on TUSD's Mexican American Studies tonight, 11pm, Comedy Central. Keeping this information a secret has almost caused me bodily damage, I've wanted to tell people so badly. But I can keep a secret … Read more
by David Safier Another domino prepares to fall. It looks like the TUSD Board is planning to vote against renewing MAS Director Sean Arce's contract for the next school year. Administrators don't have the same kind of protections as teachers and can pretty much be fired at will, so it's reasonably easy to get rid … Read more