As schools all over begin the home stretch, we begin to think of graduations and the prospect of sending our seniors out into the big, wide, world. So much focus and energy has been placed on the academic end of their education, and rightfully so. But before they go, it is also right that we… Read More
I Can’t Understand Poverty
I can’t understand poverty. It will never make sense to me. I have some knowledge of poverty. I’ve waded around in it, building houses for people in the sprawling mass of cardboard and tar-paper shacks that roll on as far as the eye can see over the hills outside Tijuana, Mexico. I’ve poked around… Read More
Curiosity killed the cat, but inspired the innovators
For a teacher, nothing is more important than encouraging students toward intellectual curiosity and creative output. Anatole France stated, “The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” It is this awakening of curiosity that the master teacher strives for… Read More