Entries from February 2006

February 13, 2006

Moonlit Dawn

I awoke this morning to a strange and beautiful dawn. The Sabbath came in with a rich blue morning light shot through with the burnished gold of a lingering full moon. Such a sight, such a wondering sight it was to see the full moon resting on the mountain top as the world grew soft [...]

February 3, 2006

More specifically…

In response to the comment on my last post, I suppose I should give a little more background to my thoughts on this matter. First of all, I don’t intend to criticize the many inspired teachers and professors (among whom are some of my greatest heroes) who are giving their best to education. Nor do [...]

February 2, 2006

What is the world coming to?

There is a new study out last week that says that 50% of all students at four-year colleges and 75% of students at technical/2-year schools lack the basic reading comprehension necessary to understand a credit card offer. Or a newspaper editorial.
What is the world coming to?
What does this mean for our generation?
And with Professor Digory [...]