by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog
When Joseph Mbele visited our class last week, one of the things he talked about is how folk tales can be so very valuable in learning about a culture. He said that’s a way to understand what’s important and what a culture sees as valuable and moral. ...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Mar 4, 2013 | Blog
Our class, “Culture and History of South Africa,” read Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences last week. The author, Joseph Mbele came to visit us on Tuesday. It was unanimously considered a DELIGHT.The book is a fast read, and Joseph...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Mar 3, 2013 | Blog
Dog in the ditchPlease don’t chase meI’m tiredI can’t outsprint youToday.I spent all day pulling students, A paceline toward understanding the Harlem Renaissance.They drafted, I pulled. We got there butAnd I’m tired.You carve a parallel path through the snowy ditch,I...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Feb 24, 2013 | Blog
Three months from now, we will be in South Africa. The reality is sinking in. South Africa has been on my “bucket list” since I first read The Power of One, probably back in 1992. I’m rereading this novel now because I’m teaching it...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Feb 16, 2013 | Blog
Medusa!I revised my Medusa book for Capstone press. It’s Medusa’s side of the story–with my Greek mythology obsession, it was a FUN book to write. It’s moving fairly quickly through the editorial process, but I still don’t know when it...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Feb 10, 2013 | Blog
To Much To DO.I am having a blast teaching a class about South Africa, but I’m spending an awfully lot of time getting ready for it, along with a new class in Humanities: the Renaissance forward. I love both classes…the content is much fun and the groups...
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