If you went to a “normal” school, chances are you’ll answer yes without hesitation. I know that I would. In this 20 minute talk, Ken Robinson helps us to understand why this is the case and how tragic it is.
There’s a lot I could say, but it would be much better to let this brilliant video […]
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So, if you haven’t gathered by my recent quotes and by the books in my sidebar, I’m heavily researching the integration of faith and learning. Since end-of-term crunch time does not leave me much time for posting, I will instead subject you all to quotes I find interesting. The following quote is from Arthur F. […]
“You’re so open-minded”
“You sure are closed-minded”
“Don’t be so open-minded that your brain falls out”
Open- and closed-minded have very simple definitions in common usage. Open-minded means “you agree with me,” while closed-minded means “you disagree with me.”
However, some people use these terms with a little more thought behind them. I’m doing a lot of research on the topic of the […]
Here’s a quote from Harry Lee Poe’s Christianity in the Academy:
The philosophy of postmodernism is not simply a philosophical issue. It is also a sociological and a psychological issue, and it has implications for anthropology, economics, marketing, language study, political science, and education. The rejection of ideology and authority is not a characteristic of a culture […]
I’ve been reconnecting with friends and family here in the real world, going for coffee and having conversations. I must say, talking to real people is good. Probably healthy too. I’m also reading books that I really want to read, particularly relating to my current quest for understanding the inter-relationship of faith and learning, as […]
I had to write a number of reflections on history readings this term, where I would basically write about what thoughts and feelings were provoked in me as I read about Medieval European History. When I read about Descartes and his method of radical doubt, I realized that his method is still fundamental to all […]
