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Little Black Boys, Candy and History (for Trayvon Martin)
Seventeen, not even marked by a real mustache. If you look at the picture, he's still slight. Maybe he was destined to grow tall with big bones, a man's hearty flesh clinging to his frame, but in this picture he hasn't gotten that far.
I remember a boy I once loved at that age. His kneecaps still knocked when he stood with his feet together.
He left his house in the middle of watching TV, walked around the corner to go buy himself some Skittles, and in between his leaving and returning, he was stopped by a grown man, someone who was bigger and older in years. Something happened and the man shot him dead.
The police came. The man was questioned. He wasn't arrested and there seem no plans for him to be.
This sounds like a scene from a Science Fiction novel, doesn't it? Maybe one written by Octavia Butler. But no, it's non-fiction, a story repeated with a few alterations, going back in different ways to James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son. Or Richard Wright's Black Boy.
That's right: Black boy. And: White man. Then: dead child in a riddled place.
Just a few hours ago, I was talking to a woman on the phone about the murder of this teenaged boy, Trayvon Martin, and she said someone told her that it's a shame that we Black folks don't teach our children about the brutal history of this country, how Black folks were treated in the past, and how that history keeps extending its reach into the present. It's in a hundred history books, but how many of us will read that history?
I'm not a mother, but I know about a mother's love. I have Trellie, a woman who tried to teach me about the world and how it would look at me as Black woman, despite her pride in me.
"You're just as good as they are, baby. Always remember that. But still, be careful. Don't curse anyone out because you need that job. Don't shout, don't whisper, but don't you be scared, either."
It's strange and counterintuitive, isn't it? The survival lessons a Black mother must teach her child.
These days, at my age, I realize it's only her brilliant love that kept me from dying, either by my own hands, or at the hands of a society that just doesn't want to see a Black woman without a mop and a bucket in her hand. Or, just thought that I was nothing better than that position one can find in the 1972 original version of The Joy of Sex.
"A la négresse [sexual position]—from behind. She kneels, hands clasped behind her neck, breasts and face on the bed."
I don't distinguish much between Black boys and Black girls. Little Black boys have their grave dangers they must face out in the streets and little Black girls have others that they must face in the rooms of buildings, like their own homes. But they are all someone's children.
My mother knows this. She had three daughters and no sons, but now as a grandmother, she has tried to teach the same lessons to keep her grandson, my nephew, from getting caught up in the American penal system, for the supposed crimes of "loitering" and "violation of town curfew." The lessons she must teach that young man about how American views him.
"Criminal. Blood spiller. Wasted bag of bones. Future deadbeat father of scattered seed."
She knows that as soon as a young Black boy is snared by that penal system, that's usually the end of freedom as he will know it, unless he is an extraordinarily unique man, like my friend and fellow poet and writer, Reginald Dwayne Betts, who was arrested at age sixteen and spend nine years in prison—in adult population.
And she knows the system is only the least of it. What if the White cop who stops her Black grandson in their small town doesn't know he is the descendant of Dr. Trellie James Jeffers, or doesn't know who that is, and decides to shoot my nephew dead?
She tells her grandson, "When they stop you, darling, stay still, be respectful, and don't you talk back. "
She doesn't tell him, "And you need to pray, too, because sometimes, all that doesn't work."
Two weeks ago, I sat on a panel with a group of writers. It was at the Associated Writers and Writing Programs Conference and the panel was called, "Writing Race in the Age of Obama." But my take on the panel subject was different, that it was time that White writers start writing about race, too, and not just when Black people (or other People of Color) entered their poems or stories. After all, colored folks had been doing the heavy lifting of "race writing" for at least two hundred years.
In the audience of the panel there was a Black-appearing woman, and like me, she publicly identified as having multi-racial heritage. She began criticizing me about my discussion of history, saying, "It's a new day now. We need to be writing new stories. Why don't you write new stories?"
When I told her that as a Afro-Indigenous woman, I write about that history, first about African Americans, and now, with a clear Indigenous presence in my work, I wasn't someone trying to write a brand new story, but one that was uniquely my own and my people's, she began talking about the fact that "there were multi-racial people" now, including her little boy, who she said had a Jewish father.
I began talking about the importance of listening to the ancestors and the woman smirked, as did several other people of color in the room. And then, that panel was over and it was time for me to the go to another one. But since that panel, I've been thinking about what was said, and why it keeps tapping me on my conscience. What else should I have said? What might have made the difference?
When I was a little girl, my mother told me stories about her past, and going back even further, stories that she had been told by her mother and father, her grandparents, and her great-grandmother, Mandy, her father's grandmother. (Strangely enough, her mother's great-grandmother was called Mandy or Amanda, too. This was the Cherokee woman.)
Mandy remembered slavery. She'd been a very small child when Freedom came, but she remembered even more: the day her father was sold down south to Mississippi. She never saw him again. Perhaps it's something my mother said to me that has imprinted upon me the important of history.
"I was just a little girl when Ma Mandy told me those stories. If I had only sat still like she told me to. If I'd only listened, I would have so much to remember."
I am a woman who has sat still, all these years. And with my own students of whatever their cultures and colors, I tell them to listen and to remember. To have intellectual curiosity. But most of my students are White. I don't have many Black kids who will take my class and through my years of teaching, I've figured out why.
I'm hard on them. I make them write their stories and poems and papers over and over, to make them perfect. And they don't want to think about the past. They want to focus on the "now." They don't want to know about Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs and what Richard Wright wrote about in Black Boy.
They want to talk about Kanye and Nikki Minag and Real Housewives of Atlanta. And they roll their eyes when I say, "Let's talk about history first and connect the dots, because sooner or later, the 'now' will beat you up in a racial way and you need to understand why that is. You need to remember how to survive."
I know it's painful to listen to those stories of a traumatic Black past. I don't know why I was that strange child who would listen to stories of lynchings and rapes and countless—countless—racial humiliations of Black men and women.
Maybe I listened so that I could tell somebody's children one day, even those who are not my own. Maybe because I know that I have to tend the ancestral altar, no matter how many people laugh at me, even folks who look like me.
I saw that Sister in that audience. I believe that she chided me not because she wanted to shame me or make me feel belittled, but because I was scaring her. For if the world hasn't changed for People of Color in certain ways, if it hasn't become "post-racial", then what might become of her brown son?
I said, "I wish things had changed. I thought they would have, twenty years ago when I was in graduate school. But they haven't. And we need to be prepared as a people."
I didn't say, "I'm not a mother and these days, I know why I made the choice not to be."
What an act of courage to carry a baby inside your body, share your bloodstream with him, and yes, your Spirit, to push him outside the narrow door of your body, to tend to him, to put your hopes for the future on his shoulders and then have someone shoot him dead.
How hard can a mother's grief be? I confess that today, I really don't want to know. As many tears as I have cried for this little boy named Trayvon, I can only imagine his mother's screams.
But I did agree to something. To bear witness. To listen to the stories and to pass them down. To tend the altar so that the needed stories are remembered and brought forth, in a time such as this.
I'm not saying the "now" isn't important in one way, but there is a need for Sankofa.
To move forward while looking to the past. Because if we keep ignoring the lessons of African American history and its implications for our Black sons and daughters, if we keep forgetting that history entirely, who's going to teach a little Black boy the necessary things when he just wants to go around the corner for some candy?
Like, "Baby, come back, it's dangerous out there"? Like, "Don't you leave my sight"?
March 13, 2012 8:01 pm
This is so important. Thank you for your perspective.
March 13, 2012 8:13 pm
Oh Honorée, I'm crying now. Thank you for this essay.
Andrea Battle permalinkMarch 13, 2012 8:13 pm
Keep telling & teaching, my sister! I appreciate your posts
March 13, 2012 8:37 pm
The power of this post is beautiful. Unfortunately, this post is necessary. I worked long and hard for more than 20 years to eradicate what I thought were vestiges of racism, only to find that there is absolutely nothing "vestige-like" about the racism I encounter daily. The turning point came for me when I viewed what I was watching through the eyes of my sons. I then looked from the perspective of "other" children and again had it confirmed that racism is as alive today as it was when the concept was initially instituted.
The key to this, for me, is the fact that it IS an institution. It was planned as such, and successfully continues to this very day with no end in sight! The dismantling of any institution is all but impossible. Ending racism will be even harder.
Thank you very much for reminding me that acknowledging racism and all of its very ugly parts does NOT make me an angry Black woman, or any of the other negative epithets others try to pin on me. Thank you for cogently helping me to find words to "back others up" when they attempt to label me as crazy or worse.
Please know that your suppositions are correct, and your sacrifices are appreciated. My sons are better (and still alive) in large part because of "Aunties" like you. Thank you.
March 13, 2012 8:49 pm
Honoree, I appreciate you telling the truth. I am so saddened to hear about this boy. And as much as things change, they stay the same. A Black life still has no value…..I have a son and a daughter both in college. One thing i love is that they are studying at Morehouse and Spelman where they do get some exposure about their history. It's a delicate balancing act raising black children in America to be strong, intellectual, independent, but also teach them when to keep their mouthes shut….I hope I have taught them well. I pray for them everyday….
Barbara Soloski Albin permalinkMarch 13, 2012 9:51 pm
Dear Miss Honoree, I am amazed at what that woman said to you since the father of her child is Jewish. I always remember that I am Jewish first, after being a woman. I always remember to be careful of what I say in a mixed crowd, and I told my sons the same things. No my facial color does not say anything, but it is important that I remember who I am and that I continue to get the stories from my elders who are still alive and hand them down to my children, so that they can hand them down to their children. YOU should never forget your history, it is your history that makes you whom (who?) you are, it is probably one of the most important parts of you.
We discuss our family history all the time, it is so important that we don't loose it. I am writing down more things and in my case I have to change part of my history that I did not know until I was older. While your at it, please feel free to share your history and pictures with us, I enjoy learning, I know it makes me a better person. Never ever apologize (which I know you won't) for your love of your African heritage, your history and being the strong woman that your are. It is still o.k. to need a hug once in awhile. Love, Barbara
Adrienne permalinkMarch 14, 2012 12:09 am
Wonder piece, it's sad but so needed now in 2012. The world is blind and I was too just a year ago, but now I see the truth. We are living in the land of 1812.
Tim Patterson permalinkMarch 14, 2012 6:35 am
I am white, but had two sets of parents. Hattie May Hill and her husband Otis Hill taught me things that my other Mom and Dad could not have and vice versa. Often when I read your blog, I feel like saying Amen. Never more so than today. Amen
March 14, 2012 8:29 am
This was a difficult piece to read. I read the first 2 paragraphs and saw the picture of that young man and said to myself "I can not take this right now". I had to put it away for a while. Thank you for reminding us to keep repeating those stories. My son gets tired of hearing about how things were and what happened when I was growing up in Georgia. He does not know that I am talking about now, the present. I have to tell him, again.
(I don't know what "post-black" is, I am still Black! ;)
David permalinkMarch 14, 2012 4:31 pm
Wow. An amazing piece. Thank you, Honoree, for this extraordinary essay.
March 16, 2012 7:08 pm
Your post is amazing. I also agree that we need to know, learn from and connect our history to the present and future. I have been a lover of history since the 8th grade, especially a lover of learning about African American history. Something within me just always yearn to know more about what we have been through and how we have triumphed. Even when reading about the many atrocities, violence, rape, torture, etc. that have happened to us, I don't want to stop because I know that although reading about these things is making me angry, I need to know. I need to know what happened and how it happened so I can make sure it doesn't happen again.
erica permalinkMarch 17, 2012 2:34 pm
Thanks for this post. I was at the panel too, and heard what that woman said. I thought at the time, and still do, that some people are in denial, denial, denial about the persistent realities of the day. And yes, that reality is so complex that you could have a black identified man as president and a young black man murdered in cold blood by a non-black vigilante who does not even get arrested and it be the same era. Refusal to acknowledge that complexity, as much as you might hate it, is to to live in a fantasy world. When we tell these stories and acknowledge those realities, we are not embracing victimhood, we are empowering ourselves with the strength and truth of our forebears. In other words, people don't sleep.
Linda Hanna permalinkMarch 17, 2012 6:01 pm
I have black friends who agree with me that many (too many) blacks continue to live in and dredge up the past. Wallowing in bad things does not help to raise one above them. It is similar to a white Irish who can't get past the poverty and injustices of the English overlords and the potato famine or an American Indian who refuses to leave the reservation. We as people ALL have ties to the past but I believe they should be stepping stones to the future not anchors that weigh us down and form our prejudices. Being wise about history is not the same as clinging to it!! This tragic story, and it is tragic, is NOT a about racism. It is a story about a little boy who was at the wrong place at the wrong time and ran into a man who abused his actual or imagined authority. Mr. Zimmerman was a tragedy waiting to happen. He did not leave his home that night and say to himself I'm gonna get me a black kid It remains to be seen whether charges will be charged eventually or whether they are justified. I say that because you and I were not there and only two people really know what happened and one of them is dead. But none of that changes the fact that so many folks, black and white are worn out with feeling divided from our American brothers and sisters of all races by perpetuated stereotypes and reinforced bias. Empowering ourselves as a people and as individuals means waking up in the morning willing to let go of the strings that tie us to the past and handicap us at every encounter during the day. We should be looking for ways we are alike, not stressing ways we are different. Think free of the past, act free of the past and BE free of the past. Our future as a Americans depends on it. I can accept you for who you are today all I ask in return is that you do not judge me as a white person or assume my values based on those of my ancestors and do not teach your children to judge me that way either.
March 18, 2012 1:44 pm
"typically conservative" ~ ! ~ ! ~
That makes sense.
Beth Cooke permalinkMarch 19, 2012 11:38 am
Perhaps some of you may be interested in these two recent news stories about Trayvon.
The first, from the Friday New York Tiimes, is by Charles M. Blow, a regular op-ed contributor: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/17/opinion/blow-the-curious-case-of-trayvon-martin.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Blow&st=Search
The second was aired today on NPR's "Morning Edition" and is also on their website: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/03/19/148905661/killing-of-fla-teen-trayvon-martin-becomes-national-story-about-race?ft=3&f=1001&sc=nl&cc=nh-20120319
Beth Cooke permalinkMarch 20, 2012 9:35 am
And from this mornings (Tuesday) Washington Post! Yes!!
"Trayvon Martin's Death to be Subject of Federal Investigation by Justice Department and FBI"


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"Beauty and the Beast," Dec. 14-16. Like "The Lion King," this musical based on a Disney animated movie has lyrics by Tim Rice, who co-wrote with Howard Ashman on this one. The show was last at the Orpheum in May 2010. It opened on Broadway in 1994 and was a smash, playing until 2007. It was nominated for nine Tonys, winning one.
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Peer Review in Library School – helpful or headache?
04/03/2011 § 35 Comments
Disclaimer: I am discussing the very last class, also last required, of my MLIS degree. I may speak with a tad of "senioritis."
One of the required courses in my MLIS program is Evaluation of Information Services. I have been kind of dreading this course because I knew it would be very theory heavy and I'm kind of a more practical person when it comes to my learning style [I think we will be discussing more of theory vs practice very soon on this blog]. However, I understand that grad school should and is about challenging yourself. And, well, a requirement is a requirement.
Then the game changed a bit. On the first day of class the professor said that every assignment, four in total, would be due a week ahead of the posted due date. What? The earlier due date would allow for peer review. Each student would be responsible for reviewing at least two other classmates' work. Then you would have a few days to revise your assignment, taking into consideration the peer review if you felt you wanted to.
I wasn't sure how I felt about this. My immediate and selfish thought was that it would generate much more work for me. And what if I didn't appreciate what was said? What if people were not constructive but were more negative for negative sake? Because of my curiosity I posted this question via Twitter:
And as I usually do when asking my fellow classmates on Twitter these kinds of questions, I got some really interesting responses. Responses varied from those who thought more editing needed to be integrated into library school to whether it may be stifling or too much "busy work" for one semester.
Now I pose it to all of you. Is peer review a part of your courses? Should it be? As a profession where perhaps it would be positive if more people conducted research is this the kind of process that could be conducive to that? Do you want to get feedback from your classmates or just from your professors?
§ 35 Responses to Peer Review in Library School – helpful or headache?
We have peer review for three of the four parts of our project-long assignment for Intro to Info Organization. I don't like it, and I never have. For a couple of reasons.
I'm a good student and confident in my work. Peer reviews in high school and most of college went like this: I would refrain from making my peer's paper too red from catching every little typo and grammar mistake and from following whatever checklist we were given. My paper would be returned to me with no marks, save "good job! :)" Even when I wanted input on my thoughts or the way I laid out my paper, I never got any.
My classmates and I are all trying to figure out the assignment together. The most challenging part this semester is following the professor's directions to a "T" (to get a B), and figuring out how to step it up for an A, without adding too much fluff. The only person that can help us do that is, well, the professor, because he's the one grading it.
Yes, having another pair of eyes look over your paper before you hand it in is helpful. The longer you spend on an assignment, the better your own eyes get at seeing what's supposed to be there, rather than what actually is. But forcing me to trade papers with a classmate, either in class or over the weekend (don't get me started) is more of a waste of time than a help to anyone.
I had the same experience in my info org class. Out of 3 or 4 peer reviews over the course of the semester only one of my randomly assigned reviewers actually took the time to read through my paper and make helpful comments. The instructor gave participation grades to ensure that everyone did the review, but that apparently wasn't enough to motivate thoughtful reading and response.
Peer review is an art like anything else. Some people are good at it while others are not. This can make it frustrating when you are forced into having constant peer reviews, because it becomes another assignment (with rushed deadlines) as opposed to honest feedback. It would be great if everyone was an expert and willing to give thoughtful peer reviews, but I don't think that is a realistic expectation.
That being said, I am very much in line with Heidi's view. I feel like I have surrounded myself with people who I trust to give me critical and constructive feedback on my assignments when I need it. In return, I pride myself on giving helpful feedback to others as well. I wouldn't be surprised if people thought I was too critical in my feedback, but that is only because I want to avoid the dreaded "good job!" peer review.
Once I am a librarian, you can bet that I am going to be asking the hell out of my colleagues for feedback and I think it is a good habit to be in. Just because someone gives you feedback doesn't mean you have to agree. It is just good to get another person's perspective.
I am halfway through my MLIS and have yet to encounter this. From an outsider's perspective, I find it very interesting and I would be eager to try it out. I don't see any harm in the process, except maybe a few bruised egos. Then again, there's nothing wrong with gaining the ability to take criticism from anyone.
[...] Heidi Kittleson has a raised a discussion at the Hack Library School blog on the subject of peer review in the LIS classroom. Boy, I remember all the fun everyone had sharing papers and absorbing [...]
I have to admit that prior to entering the MLIS program, I got my bachelor's in History, a completely solitary endeavor. Typically, historians are very guarded about their work until it is published or otherwise ready to share for fear of influence or use of their ideas in other work.
So, when I started at the iSchool, I had a little anxiety about all the collaboration and peer review which the program would entail. I must say, I have been completely converted. I love collaborative learning! I love trusting my colleagues to critically evaluate my work!
This is not to say that every experience has been perfect or that there haven't been times when I felt that "group work = poop work" (to quote a fellow UW iSchooler). And sometimes I am disappointed when I feel that a review of my work is less than constructive or too minimal to be helpful. But all in all, it has been an invaluable lesson to learn. Like Jason said above, peer review is an art. And we live in a collaborative world. And, of course, librarians rarely work alone so peer review should be considered yet another tool in the (future) librarian's toolbox.
Nicole, I totally see your frustration in this situation though. It seems completely unreasonable for your professor to "assign" peer review for every assignment. And you are right to feel that it adds more work for you because it does. You may want to gather your classmates and address this issue in class because ultimately, most MLIS classes already feel rushed and now yours will be more so.
To close, this summer I learned that "Good Job" can be completely offensive given the right context (Heidi, remember?). And, it is NEVER adequate feedback from peer review, professors, and especially not from high school teachers!
I do have to admit that in the one group project I've had so far in my program, I was surprised at the spritit of collaboration most of us maintained during the project. I used to dislike group projects more than Bs, but I definitely wouldn't mind doing another one with my classmates in my MLS program.
I happen to be in Nicole's class this semester and groaned audibly when I discovered the peer review requirement. My experience has been much like yours, Jessie P, especially re: agonizing over red ink decorum and getting "nice work!" in return. It's not that I'm always right but I engage with text as a matter of habit, maybe compulsion. So I know I'm bound to take this exercise too seriously and spend lots of time on it. (I realize that that's my own problem.)
When I checked out my classmates' comments on everyone's first assignment*, they were as varied in the level of detail and thoughtful criticism as I had expected. I'm trying to come around to the idea that it's helpful to folks who appreciate feedback, or just good practice for everyone. But I'm still vaguely frustrated by the requirement and I don't know why. I might resent the time I spend compulsively editing other people's work. There's also the possibility that I'm just a library school curmudgeon…
*One quick note for consideration: this is peer review in a public forum, using the class Moodle site. I wonder, does that make people more or less comfortable with it? The professor also provides a rubric to follow for each assignment.
I have mixed feelings on this. The public forum would make it particularly difficult to share honest critical feedback because you would have the fear of insulting/offending a person in front of others. In my info org class we were given checklists that were seen only by the instructor and the other student.
On the other hand, as a creative writing minor in undergrad we would "workshop" our poems or stories in a very collaborative and friendly version of a peer review.
The difference may be whether the reviews are framed as corrections or suggestions. My info org experience focused on corrections (not good for public sharing, but good for making sure a complex, detailed assignment is done accurately), but a collaborative review that allowed people to talk about ideas instead of detailed requirements would be much more rewarding.
I'm a big supporter of peer review (if it's done well). Like April said above, LIS is a collaborative world and will only become more so in the coming years. Getting students used to consulting each other for quality feedback through peer review can be a great way to integrate them into this collaborative LIS worldview.
That being said though, the dreaded "Good Job!" keeps me from fully endorsing peer review as a required project element. Some people just can't put the time or effort they'd like to into evaluating the work of their colleagues on top of their already looming workload. Others just don't care enough to provide quality feedback. Either scenario is tragic, but all-too-common.
I like the volunteer method myself. Peer review has always been so much more productive for me when it's a voluntary process instead of one forced on me for a grade.
What is the length of the four assignments? I think that makes a difference to the fairness and usefulness of the peer review requirement.
If the assignments are only 5-6 pages long, that seems very reasonable. However, I've had professors (in a humanities masters program, not an MLS) require peer review of twenty page papers. What? Who has time to do that? Even for informal peer review, I generally won't ask for suggestions on a paper longer than 12 pages.
Based on my two terms of library school so far, I think peer review can be useful, but not in all cases.
It seems like it's least helpful at the end of group projects, since everyone in the group already knows how everyone else has performed, and most helpful for things like presentations. Our most recent assignment in 560 was peer review, and I found it really useful in making me see, thanks to other people's work, what things I left out or did well on.
Not to mention that constructive criticism is useful, as long as it's done respectfully and the recipient can take it without getting angry.
I'm also in my last semester of SLIS and have only had one class that really focused on peer review in the same manner as the class you are in. I found that this wasn't very helpful, because all of us were busy and didn't want to be too critical. What has been helpful in other classes is when we have time to discuss assignments with our classmates at halfway points as well as presentations before a written assignment is due where other students provide lots of feedback. Collaborative inquiry is great, but I think we can all be in agreement when I say busy work is not…
Laurel mentions the usefulness of peer review for presentations. I would find it very helpful to get more feedback on presentations; as it is I put very little effort into polishing them. As a result, I am overconfident until I am standing at the front of the room, and then I get nervous and rush until I am not breathing. :D
What is NOT helpful is when your professor has all the students in the class grade the final (end-of-semester) group presentations without each group ever seeing the feedback. Basically, part of the grade for this large project was put into the hands of our peers entirely. Criteria were very fuzzy and subjective, and it contributed to an atmosphere of anxiety. It also contributed to a large get-together at the bar afterwards.
I once took a creative writing class that had a peer-review element (for understandable reasons). Aside from that, I cannot recall having a class in library school where peer-review was part of the process. However, I can see the benefits of it if you are planning to work in an academic environment. Most scholarly journals have a peer-review requirement. Having an idea of what peer-review is like would give librarians a better understanding of the scholarly process.
To be clear, though, the type of peer review you do in academia is an entirely different beast than the type of peer review done in these classes. And once you're in a PhD program, your professors will quickly teach you have to review academic papers.
I've had an interesting experience with this. Like you, I selfishly thought it would add more work for my load as well, but both times my classes required it, I had different experiences. With one, my groupmates were actually very helpful, and provided great edits. The second time, they were a bit – not to be mean, but – lame. The edits would be "great paper!"…and that's it. I understand not wanting to hurt the writer's feelings, but edits would really help. Because of that, I have a love/hate relationship with peer edits. Sometimes it's helpful, and sometimes it's unnecessary.
1. This is a course in Evaluation of Information, so peer review seems apropos.
2. My personal experience with peer review echoes those of others: I gave thorough reviews and received scant in return.
3. Again, echoing others – it is a lot of work.
It is invaluable practice in both critical evaluation AND providing feedback to others that they are capable of using – not too much, not too little, posed as positively as possible.
I have worked in libraries for some time, but only recently finished my degree. Now I am in a position that includes management responsibilities. I have to talk to others about their work. It can be delicate.
Being able to do this well, to get the best compromise between the growth (and contentment) of the co-worker and the desired outcome for the particular piece of work, will mark you as a potential manager at the library where you work. Give the most thoughtful review you can, weighing how much you think the reviewee can absorb at one time and what advice you can give that will be the most helpful. The review you give is as much about helping the other person as it is about developing your own evaluation and communication skills.
I don't find peers to provide particularly useful feedback, perhaps because I've spent many more years in school than most of them, having come to LIS from a PhD program. It is very useful for faculty to provide feedback on papers before having students re-submit them. In fact, that method has been hugely useful to me for improving my writing. I see peer review as a way for faculty to try to get the benefits of the former without creating extra work for themselves. Unfortunately, for most people, it doesn't work.
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Sink Types. The sinks used for combo models mainly refer to the vessel type. These combos are fixed on the countertop surface and can be made of two different materials:
- Ceramic Sinks are performed in classical and traditional designs. They can be provided in a pure white color as well as in variety of soft pink, blue and green shades. Their surface is thoroughly polished and coated with an impermeable layer, which is highly resistant to scratches and stains.
- Glass Sinks are performed in a significantly more artistic and modern appearance. They are produced in single-tone colors, as well as in multi-colored and patterned designs. These bathroom fixtures can be often compared to a pure work of art, and not just like to a simple bathroom sink. The glass used for sinks production is tempered, which makes it cracking and scratching resistant.
Faucet Types. The bathroom sink and faucet combos are generally equipped with special vessel faucets of single lever design. This is a modern and innovative one-handle construction that shows a high efficiency level in comparison to the standard double-handle models. Adjusting only one handle, a homeowner can easily control both water pressure and temperature. Such construction helps to save space, costs, and efforts spent for the bathroom sink and faucet installation.
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- The Cost Efficiency is quite evident. Purchasing a previously combined set, a customer is saving a significant amount of money taken from the family budget.
- Design Matching is perfectly achieved by a smart combination of colors, styles, shapes, and materials. Purchasing a ready-made combo, there is no need to worry about design discrepancies.
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Meningitis happens when the spinal column and brain's lining become inflamed. This lining is called the meninges. Aseptic meningitis occurs when there are signs of meningitis. However, when a sample of brain fluid is taken, bacteria or fungi are not seen or do not grow.
The most common causes of aseptic meningitis are:
Viral infection due to:
- Enteroviruses, such as Coxsackie virus
- Sexually transmitted disease, such as herpes and HIV
- Other viruses, varicella/zoster, rabies , mumps , and arboviruses like West Nile virus
- Parasitic infection, such as Lyme disease
- Mycoplasma, an usual bacteria that can cause pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Bacterial meningitis that has not been fully treated
- Autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, sarcoidosis , and Behcet's disease
- Cancer that has spread to the meninges
- Infection near the spinal cord or brain
- Certain medicines, such as ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Risk Factors
Factors that can increase your chance of developing aseptic meningitis include:
- Being exposed to someone with a viral illness
- The season—mostly occurs in late spring and summer
- Working in a daycare or healthcare setting
- Having a compromised immune system
- Being a child or teenager—affects children and teens more often than adults
- Taking certain medicines, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Symptoms of aseptic meningitis include.
- Headache
- Fever and chills
- Stiff neck
- General feeling of illness
- Sore throat
- Fatigue
- Rash
- Muscle or abdominal pain
- Mental confusion
- Sensitivity to light
- Nausea or vomiting
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
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You may have pictures taken of your brain. This can be done with:
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Most cases of aseptic meningitis improve with time. Treatment options include:
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Medicine—If specific causes of meningitis are suspected, your doctor may advise that you take:
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- Antibiotics—to treat infections
- Antifungal medicine
- Pain medication, such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen
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Note : Aspirin is not recommended for children or teens with a current or recent viral infection. This is because of the risk of Reye's syndrome . Ask your doctor which other medications are safe for your child.
To help reduce your chance of getting aseptic meningitis, take the following steps:
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While Cajun Sno is open year-round, summer hours extend from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Fall and winter hours are noon-8 p.m. from October-February.) The small purple and white building is primarily staffed with students, and Chevalier preaches patience to her patrons. "We run out and take orders and run sno balls out if people know what they want," she says, and only takes cash or checks. She's also willing to make any flavor, as long as you can tell her what color it is or how it tastes. Even with new cream soda and clear flavors, the basics like wedding cake and strawberry are still the most popular. The stuffed sno balls with ice cream and pink ladies with nectar and cream are also favorites. And as dessert or an afternoon snack, a sno ball isn't too filling. The syrup over the ice is 12.5 calories an ounce, and cream adds another 1.5 calories per ounce. "It's straight sugar," she says.
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APR 17 At the start of the Tuesday board meeting that ended with his removal from the President's post, Joe Aguillard told the governing board of Louisiana College that SACS, the accreditation agency, requires the board to adopt a confidentiality agreement regarding board actions. Later that day, SACS told the Town Talk that confidentiality agreements would never be required. Calvinist or not, isn't lying wrong?
APR 17 Here's an interesting column from Paul Stanley, political opinion editor of the Christian Post. He breaks down the differences between David Vitter and Vance McAllister, in terms of political realities. What he found surprising was the fact that many GOP leaders are swinging a self-righteous sword at McAllister which had remained sheathed when Vitter's "sin" was revealed. He does have an interesting theory -- that Jindal's people want the Vitter issue to be revived.
APR 17 Here we are, looking like backwater dummies again in the national media. This story on Huffington Post tells the nation that our legislators are so scared of the Louisiana Family Forum that they won't vote to repeal a law that was ruled illegal years ago. (Guess these particular Christians don't cotton to that "love one another" thing.)
APR 17 Jim Brown writes about Vance McAllister in this week's post. He says that, as one of the north Louisiana "rednecks" in question, he can tell you that they won't be taking the advice of any of the GOP "would-be king makers" who are calling on the man to resign. After all, he says, these are the same voters who rejected the guy those king makers wanted to win in the first place, aren't they?
APR 17 Here's an announcement on the website of Liberty University, the Virginia university founded by Jerry Falwell. In it, we're told that our governor will be pandering, er, speaking, yeah -- speaking to the graduating class in May. "Many believe he could hold the highest office in the land someday," Falwell is quoted as saying.
APR 17 Jeremy Alford profiles political consultant Roy Fletcher in this post on LaPolitics. Fletcher is a great story-teller, and there have certainly been legendary stories told about him, so this wasn't a small job. But Alford did good; it's a fascinating look into Fletcher's background and point of view.
APR 17 Here's the latest on the Real ID law, advancing through the legislature (for now). This is the law that would bring Louisiana into compliance with a federal law requiring that IDs be verifiable. The feds keep pushing the deadline back, but eventually without one you might have to show a passport to board a plane to Houston. According to this story, there's a lady in Shreveport who is against it. Of course - why would anybody ever want to leave Shreveport?
APR 17 There's a bill advancing in the legislature that would allow religious displays for traditional "winter" celebrations, the Associated Press reports here. That means there could be a nativity scene, a menorah (that's the Jewish candelabra, Bubba) or any other symbol, including secular symbols like, presumably, Santa Claus, at public schools.
APR 16 The extended controversy surrounding Louisiana College may begin to wind down now; the Town Talk reports here that embattled president Joe Aguillard has been reduced to a professor position. It's likely that soon we will begin to see the post-mortems begin -- this story isn't over.
APR 16 Lamar Parmentel writes about the latest forecast for Louisiana's future - and it ain't rosy. The fiscal experts in the budget office are predicting a shortfall of nearly $1 billion for the 2015-16 fiscal year, he writes. This is what the "dead beat" governor is going to leave us as his legacy, Lamar says.
APR 16 The fence blocking the public from Newcomb Boulevard in NOLA came down Tuesday morning, The Lens reports in this post. The fence was put up by neighbors who didn't want just anybody walking on a public street, but there's a big ole picture of a city worker cutting it down in this post. The general public should be able to drive on the street (which they own) in about a week, the story says.


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