Imagine a world where slavery is still a normal part of our daily lives. What if the North under Abraham Lincoln’s presidency assented to the demands of the Southern states and allowed for both the continuation of slavery and the creation of new slave states? If Lincoln was the kind of man who was moved [...]
Harry Potter is Dreadful and Vulgar
August 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Everyone has something to say about Harry Potter. It is such a major phenomenon that people can’t keep themselves from talking about it, but in truth Harry Potter is dreadful and vulgar—and that is not a bad thing. My first encounter with Harry Potter books began seven years ago because of the firestorm of controversy [...]
Honorable Education
August 5, 2007 By Leave a Comment
It is beginning of August, and I am starting to think about the coming school year. Soon students will be returning to the university with a new or renewed sense of commitment to their academic pursuits. First year students are especially interesting to watch. Not only are they trying to figure out where their dorm [...]
$138,095 Is Not Enough
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On Picking a College: A Parental Perspective
May 1, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday, Dr. John Mark Reynolds posted a letter that he had written to a student who was attempting to make a choice between Biola University and UC Berkeley. Parents should think through the implications of a university choice, and should consider what is the proper criterion by which a student chooses the institute of higher [...]
Just the facts and Daniel Dennett
April 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Daniel Dennett is a philosopher (DPhil Oxford) who specializes in philosophy of biology and cognitive science. He has recently written a book called Breaking the Spell: religion as natural phenomenon. He has been doing a book tour to promote his book which he touts as a sort of kinder and gentler version of Richard Dawkins. [...]
Understanding and Engagement
April 4, 2007 By Leave a Comment
How does a parent know that their children are being educated? To say that someone is educated necessarily entails assessment but, often in today’s academic institutions much of what turns out to be an attempt at education and assessment turns out to be a mindless comportment to a set of dictated standards. Parents are often [...]
Cursed Cursive
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Kiss and Tell
March 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Kissing is an interesting thing. When we are young we kiss our parents, our siblings, and sometimes (often under duress) our extended family. When elementary school children discuss kissing technical language is often brought into play. A word like “cooties†(which is defined by the OED as an imaginary germ with which a socially undesirable [...]
Repairing the Ruins
March 1, 2007 By Leave a Comment
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