Why exactly did I answer the way I did on Monday when we were telling Elvis some of our experiences? I'm not embarassed about my local 310 position, I don't feel like I'm being disadvantaged, in fact, I feel like I have an unfair advantage by being paid for the service I'm providing. I actually didn't even remember to mention it. Laos... Rwanda... Mexico... I didn't instinctively put this in the same bubble. I feel as though I should have. And I don't know what this says about me and this position. Maybe through the romanticization of international development I gut sucked in somewhere and have a silly concept of what meaningful development is... it's not conscious, because I truly believe in the work of Service Learning.
Self social deconstruction is masochistic. It's painful and stimulating.
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masochism is a mental
masochism is a mental disease.
Critical self reflection does involve a modicum of auto-vivisection...but it should always be a fleeting engagement conducted with well rehearsed sterile procedure and with utter impatience for the conceits that the act itself and pain thus induced are themselves indicators of virtue.
as for the socially-compelled self-deprecation
good catch
too bad your blogging is inconsistent.
what are you learning?
:)