Oct
24
I Give This Post 6 out of 10
I got a text message from Cori (my sister-in-law, art buddy, and independent art instructor): "What do you think about
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Teaching
Sep
16
Yes, but actually no.
This is what I'm talking about. Again from Gatto:
There seems to me to be two “official” ways to look
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Jul
23
Gatto's Got Me Thinking
I know that I am way too tender to be reading John Taylor Gatto, but his Dumbing Us Down (1992)
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Oct
28
Cast Thy Spell, Oh Daydream Sorcerer!
If you’ve spent any time in the menagerie of a young household, you’ve had an experience like this:
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Aug
20
How to Get (Almost) Half Of A Seminary Education for $1,500 —TOTAL
I had the conversation again. The guy had a job, but was hungry to level-up his theology and Bible knowledge.
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Dec
11
A Finals' Week Reading from Nassim Taleb
As the academic season comes to its groundhog day, I can’t help but pass along this from Nassim Nicholas
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Nov
08
Robert P. George to Students: "You should say what you think." (VIDEO)
Bill Kristol hosts a interesting, long-format interview series (and podcast). Listening to archive episodes, I found this gem where he
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Nov
06
Is A Student Obstinate Or Just Skeptical?
It’s been a while, but here’s one more thought about the NYT piece about educating skeptical students that
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Oct
23
All the Manuscripts!
You guys, you guys, you guys, YOU GUYS!
Check this out: Scribes of the Cairo Geniza
I get embarrassingly giddy
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Aug
21
One Way Not To Be Boring
If the #1 rule is to not be boring, then the next question is how?
I sat under Dr. Daniel
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