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Health Care Worker Assessment Project Executive Summary

March 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

Introduction             In New York City, more than one hundred thousand health care workers work in voluntary hospitals and nursing homes.  Most of those institutions belong to the League of Voluntary Hospitals. Many of the workers are represented by 1199, the National Health and Human Service Employees Union.  Together, the League and the Union administer […]

Filed Under: Education, Literacy Tagged With: Local 1199 Hospital Workers

Gee Follow-up Part 1

March 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

Several weeks ago, at our Convocation, Jim Gee addressed almost two hundred teachers and directors. He covered a lot of territory and put forward a number of rather stark propositions in order to argue for a particular approach to the education of individuals who, in one way or another and/or at one point in time or another, are considered to be less prepared than others for particular educational opportunities. I’d like to review some of what he said and then draw out what I think are some of the implications and then ask, if we believe that he is right, what we should do.

Filed Under: Education, Literacy Tagged With: James Gee, Literacy and the Working Class

Gee Follow-up—Part 2

March 31, 2021 Leave a Comment

DATE:  December 1, 1997 TO:   All Interested FROM:    John Garvey RE:   Gee Follow-up, Part 2 __________________________________________________________________________ I have now sent out my memo on Jim Gee’s talk and have started to get some responses.  Although some of you have already responded to that memo and I will not impose on you to do so again, I do want […]

Filed Under: Education, Literacy

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About

I have been a political activist for more than fifty years.  Soon after college, I began driving a taxi in New York City and became an active member of the Taxi Rank and File Coalition.  That experience profoundly shaped my views and I remain friends with many of my taxi comrades.

In 1978, I stopped driving and entered into education work–which I then did for more than thirty years–almost all of it at the City University of New York.  That also profoundly shaped my views.

At the same time, I continued my political activities–most importantly as an editor of Race Traitor, an editor of Insurgent Notes and part of the editorial group of Hard Crackers.

The writings collected here reflect all those experiences.  My intention is to regularly post new things that I’ve written.

However you found your way here, I hope that you find something of value.  I would really like hearing from you about your thoughts and reactions. Write me here.

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