https://www.facebook.com/SOML/videos/775924189218664/ http://didgeproject.com/therapeutics/doctors-now-prescribing-music-for-heart-ailments-brain-dysfunction-learning-disabilities-depression-ptsd-alzheimers-and-more/ I thought these videos were really interesting and sort of relevant to our class if anybody wants to watch them! Also Mr. Sacks made it to HONY, sort of. We could have a whole class discussion about sexuality and…

So far I’ve really enjoyed this novel. Language, and the different types of language are very important to this novel. The experience of a neurodivergent character and language is also a key aspect to his experience. The opening chapter explains…

Nancy Foasberg has created an online research guide, customized for you and your projects. It contains links to the databases you’ll need most. Check it out–and bookmark it! It will be very useful as you move forward and start filling…

A reminder: We’ll meet in the library tomorrow, with humanities librarian Nancy Foasberg. Come prepared to fill up your ballrooms! Nancy Foasberg will give you all a short introduction to conducting sources that help you find the sources you need. Then…

Encountering a work of fiction, and a detective story at that was a change of pace in our readings that I didn’t necessarily ‘need’ but I am definitely  enjoying it. There were a few things that I noticed that were of interest to…

*** I posted this on my common place blog a few days ago by mistake**   Marbles April 6th, 2016 Reading Marbles was not as easy as I thought it would be. When I say easy, I mean that I…

I just wanted to quote, “Context is everything” (1) because I like that sentiment. It’s particularly useful when you’re aware of your own contexts, and can play up/down certain aspects of yourself in a given situation. And I think that’s…

To be honest I’m enjoying Motherless Brooklyn quite a lot. It could be because it is more of a novel and for that I feel much more interested in the story and the terminology or idea of it does not…

In their review of Motherless Brooklyn, The Guardian includes excerpts from interviews with Jonathan Lethem: “I came across Tourette’s the way anyone might,” says the 35-year-old Lethem, “by reading about it in Oliver Sacks. The germ of inspiration, that really…

Reading “Marbles” was a new experience for me. I hardly ever read comics or graphic novels. Every time I try I lose interest so quickly. Maybe it’s because I get so distracted by the pictures and I don’t know what…