Silent Cacophony is a sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find his podcast, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more. Please use the buttons on the home page to navigate to the topics that interest you.
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A Proud Goofy Foot
Image via Wikipedia When I first started skateboarding, I really didn’t know much about the sport. We didn’t have the X-games. Skateboarding wasn’t covered by television stations. Skateboarding magazines weren’t popular or readily accessible to me. Video cameras weren’t in everyone’s home at this point either. Needless to say, I didn’t have many idols, or…
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Breakdancing in an Art!
Image via Wikipedia Afrika Bambaataa is one of the pioneers of breakdancing. He saw dancing as a way for young people to get together and accomplish something positive. To that end, he started one of the first breakdancing crews, The Zulu Kings. Soon after that, crews started to pop up everywhere. Breakdancing battles saw these…
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Know Your History: Episode 9 – Breakdancing
What you need to do right now is to clear a spot on your kitchen floor, on your living room floor if you’ve got hardwood, or if you only have carpet, put some cardboard down and get ready because this is the breakdance edition of Know Your History. I’m just kidding. I can’t dance, and…
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The Promise (500 Days)
Over a year ago I read a blog post from Sean Platt aka Writer Dad that has stuck with me. He asked us if we believed in soul mates? I answered a wholehearted, “Yes!” before I read any further. I’ve always felt like there was that one special person out there, solely for me. I just…
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To Call or Not to Call
Image via Wikipedia I took it slow on my way to work this morning. The roads were a bit slippery and I didn’t want to go for a slide. I kept both hands on the steering wheel and checked my mirrors frequently. It took me a little longer to get to school but since I always…
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4 Ways to Sustain Your Enthusiasm for Teaching (Guest Post)
It may be clichéd and trite, but it’s also true that teaching is one of the most satisfactory professions there is – you’re making a difference in the lives of ardent students, you’re providing them with knowledge and facilitating their desire to learn, and you’re a guiding force who makes a difference in their lives.…
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Didn’t Take My Own Advice
Well, we are back from Christmas vacation. I hope you had a great one. I was able to kick back and relax, spend some quality time with my family, do some professional reading, buy some materials for my classroom, and ring in the New Year with fireworks. All in all, it was a great break. …
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Chasing Content: Last Year at This Time
Image by HeyRocker via Flickr I’m looking forward to a great year of building and adding on to this and the other sites in the Cacophony Family. But before we look to the future and all the things this year has to offer, let’s take some time to look back at what we were doing…
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What A Great Year! (The 300th Post of 2010)
2010 has been a great year here at Silent Cacophony. The First Season of Know Your History. It has been a lot of fun researching and producing these monthly radio shows focusing on the rich, cultural history behind hip-hop. I am quite proud of this first season of the show. We have aired twelve original…
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We All Deserve a Christmas Vacation
Image via Wikipedia I’ve spent the last two days recovering from the holiday hubbub. I’m so glad that I have had the chance to just kick back and relax after all of the Christmas visiting, parties, and holiday functions. I so needed that. I think everyone should get a week off for Christmas. I remember…