Rush’s Tom Sawyer offers valuable philosophy lesson
Rush’s Tom Sawyer offers a valuable philosophy lesson. I love Rush and I recognized and appreciated Neil Peart’s intellectual and curious song lyrics. The following lyrics offer a great lesson in Philosophy and debate: He knows changes aren’t permanent/ But change is/...Rush’s hemispheres provides insightful lesson
Rush’s Hemispheres contains a very important lesson. A few weeks ago, I introduced mythological/archetypal critical perspectives and there was an essay discussing Apollonian vs. Dionysian philosophy, so I couldn’t resist indulging in playing Hemispheres by Rush...Tough Love
Tough Love in the Heart and Gut Yesterday, I grabbed my mail and as I was scrolling through, I found a health report stating a new shocking discovery that heart problems begin in the gut. That makes sense if you take Yoga because a weekly class is designated for...Toastmasters Revive the lost art of communication. Throughout the past five years or so, I have noticed that many times I have been interrupted by the other person, and I am sure I have been guilty of the same thing once or a hundred times. That made me think about...
The Color of Common Sense
There is a Korean name for the concept, “water up, fire down” that I forget how to spell and annunciate, but it refers to a healthy state for the body when the body has a cool head and warm heart, hands, abdomen, and feet. The Dahnjan, the second chakra that is...Common Sense vs Censorship
Common Sense vs. Censorship I do not know which is more disturbing: the fact that Florida had to sign into law the anti-grooming of K-2 students making sure they are not indoctrinated until at least 3rd grade, or that some people are actually mad about it. Most people...We need to agree on at least the facts
I was watching a political news show and the host was talking to the guest, and it seemed that they could not even agree on the facts. As a teacher, I will tell my students that you need to agree on the facts, but you can disagree on the interpretation of the facts....How teachable are teachers?
One thing is for certain; some schools were prepared for online and blended learning and others were not, but if I had my own school, would I have been prepared? The honest answer for me is no. Since I mentioned honesty, it is quite easy to get stuck in the 20th...I care enough to enforce the rules!
I care enough about you to enforce the rules! This should be the first words school leaders and teachers tell the student body on the first minute of the first hour of the first day of school. They should go on to say, “And I have boundaries that I will follow and...