HOW DO WE CHOOSE?“Sometimes, because we use the same words, we assume we mean the same thing” ― Ahdaf Soueif, The Map of Love I continue to read extensively about America’s ongoing battle with history – the stories we tell and how we tell them. As I read these stories, I play them against the backdrop of our oft-voiced desire to teach children the ability to think critically. As I read the arguments for what to l
THREE STIKES NORMALLY SIGNIFY AN OUT“To know what people really think, pay attention to what they do, rather than what they say.” ― Descartes Those of us who are parents are likely familiar with the strategy of repeatedly reframing a question until you get the answer you want. Our children do it to us on a daily basis. “Dad, can we go to the playground?” “All my friends are at the playground, can we go see my friends?” “There is no
A LITTLE SMOKE OFTEN MEANS A FIRE“No man chooses evil because it is evil; he just mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.” ― Mary Wollstonecraft Hope y’all had a fantastic holiday. Here in Tennessee, the weather couldn’t have been better and it was a welcome opportunity to recharge rapidly dwindling batteries. Like most of you, as of late, I’ve been reading a great deal about Critical Race Theory. As a result, my level of
SCHWINNING AGAIN“All knowledge that is about human society, and not about the natural world, is historical knowledge, and therefore rests upon judgment and interpretation. This is not to say that facts or data are nonexistent, but that facts get their
