It’s early Sunday morning and I am sitting in a coffee shop in Ely, MN, getting the last of some… Read more PATIENCE!!!! (lessons learned from young dad—not me)
Category: Concerned Human
Blog writing from my perspective as just a plain old human
The Story We Enact
We are always enacting a story. It is more than just living a life. To say one is enacting a… Read more The Story We Enact
The Need to Create
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
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 