My name is Anne and I study you. I reside in Greater Lafayette, Indiana, living in sin with The Partner, two frisky felines, Cleo and Wilson, and one large cocker spaniel, George. Although my degrees are in sociology and gender studies, I currently work with children. (Isn’t that scary?) One of these months I will get around to figuring out whether graduate school should be my next step. I am in graduate school (finally!) and will soon be teaching your children full-time!
I devour nonfiction (mixed with a little bit of fiction), take a lot of photos (that I don’t always update regularly), watch movies, sketch and watercolor paint rather horribly, drink copious amounts of cheap wine (gives me migraines!) and take grenadine with my [brown liquor(s)], all while philosophizing and waxing political. I’m also a knitter. Let me make you something.
Educe Me, Don’t Seduce Me
The name educe me was inspired by Derrick Jensen, from his book, Walking on Water: Reading, Writing, and Revolution (2004).
The word education…comes from the Latin root e-ducere, meaning “to lead forth” or “to draw out.” Originally it was a midwife’s term meaning “to be present at the birth of.” I would contrast that with the root of the word seduce, which is closely related, but with a striking difference. To educe is to lead forth; to seduce is to lead astray. (p. 15, emphasis in original)
When I purchased this domain I was contemplating changing my major to Social Studies Education and this website was going to serve as a record of my experiences and be a general, education-related site. After going through the first block of education courses, I decided to stay with my original major; I turned my sights toward graduate school and archived the site. Then I reopened it.
educe me is a new adventure, founded in April 2005 and (re)begun in September 2005. Older archives from previous versions and locations have been selectively imported, although the comments for these have since been lost.
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One More Thing
Always question authority and power.
Today I saw a bumper sticker that said, “Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.” I think that’s right, but it’s also only part of the story. I think that the judicial system is also what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. And the police. And what we are taught in school keeps the poor from murdering the rich. The stories we are taught at home from infancy are what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. The belief that it is acceptable to be rich is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. The desire to be like them keeps the poor from murdering the rich. None of this, of course, keeps the rich from murdering the poor.
Last revision: 01 January 2010
