What I’ve always found most energizing about teaching are two things. First, is that moment when a student “gets it.”… Read more The Need to Create
Category: Concerned Human
Blog writing from my perspective as just a plain old human
Meeting a Hero
Some years ago I watched a movie titled Mindwalk. I then read a book by the scientist who co-wrote the… Read more Meeting a Hero
The Creativity High
People who run talk about getting a “runner’s high.” Well I’ve never experienced that. I’ve experienced runner’s dread and runner’s… Read more The Creativity High
Reflect, Rebuild, & Recharge
Every spring I re-read the poem, Prayers of a Mad Farmer by Wendell Berry: At the start of spring I… Read more Reflect, Rebuild, & Recharge
Can We End the Science vs. Religion Debate?
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. -Albert Einstein Attention has been drawn to teaching of evolution… Read more Can We End the Science vs. Religion Debate?
Learning to Teach from the Red-Eyed Vireo
“What day is it?” It’s today squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh. -A. A. Milne Though, most have… Read more Learning to Teach from the Red-Eyed Vireo
A rising tide raises all boats (or standardizing education to maintain structural racialization and worker bees)
A rising tide raises all boats. This is a Reagan-era phrase referring to trickle-down economics. The idea was that as… Read more A rising tide raises all boats (or standardizing education to maintain structural racialization and worker bees)
Educating in an Age of Fear
A few years ago I was with my family in a national park and we attended one of the presentations… Read more Educating in an Age of Fear
Tim Goodwin 