Universals vs. Particulars As much as I like the idea of being one, I am not an art guy. I would like to think that it is mostly because I haven’t given myself enough time to really learn about it. I can appreciate it though. Fairly recently, like in the last year or two, I …
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I’m not entirely sure why, but I really prefer to know where ideas come from, like who influenced what. Like how did it become mainstream for people to think they could decide their own reality and if they were a man, a woman, or a cat? Even 50 years ago, if someone had said that …
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Guerrilla Education: Teaching From the Trenches (Part 7) There is something unique about dealing with your own children. Having multiple children gives one a larger variety of you and your spouse’s character traits. For example, my son is very much like my wife but in my brother-in-law’s body, while my daughter is built like me …
Guerrilla Education: Teaching From the Trenches (Part 5&6) There aren’t many times that I enjoy a whole book. I can normally find a chapter or two that I think aren’t needed. I can find reasoning in sections that isn’t logical. The writing can also break down somewhere. There are plenty of reasons to critique books. …
Guerrilla Education: Teaching From the Trenches (Part 3&4) There is something glorious about thinking logically. It’s fun because if A, then B. If B, then C. If C, then D, and way we go down the road. It’s glorious because if one knows that a person is starting off at A, then one can guess …
Guerrilla Education : Teaching From the Trenches (Part 2) There once was a time in the not too distant past that any education was seen as a blessing and a gift. Most people before 200-300 years ago did not know even how to read. It was a skill for the upper class. Reading was a way …
You are what you teach If I have any expertise to my name, I would say that I am an expert learner. This is not to brag but more to say that I have spent more time in my life learning than anything else. I have been in school longer than any other job I …
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Liberty For All The more time that I spend learning, the more that I am convinced that story is the best way to learn. There is something infectious about it. Stories get into the bones of a person that just won’t let go. The younger that a person can hear the right stories and be …
The Center of It All It is strange that the summer is heating up and winding down all of a sudden. School is upon us. Those of us who teach are looking forward to the new year with new students and subjects. I have yet to learn exactly what I will be teaching this year, …
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A Desire Worth Dying for…Liberty for All As I am writing this, I am on a ferry on my way back to England after visiting France. It is July 3rd, 2023. In France, I, along with a couple dozen of my students, experienced some of the beaches of D-Day and the US Cemetery in Normandy. …