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May 25, 20213 min read

Report From The Field--Popping Their Bubble

"Most of my students in public schools think the same way…there is a very high degree of conformity in youth circles." I said. This is...

May 24, 20212 min read

Report From The Field--Chronological Snobbery

Here’s something I’ve noticed lately as a strong pattern in student thinking: Many students see themselves, the "current generation," as...

Apr 6, 20213 min read

Classroom Conversations

I recently gave my philosophy class the chance to choose the day's discussion. Normally, the topic is set by the most recent content,...

Mar 2, 202110 min read

The Game Plan, Cont'd

Let’s continue the game plan today: V) Read the books A Practical Guide To Culture by Brett Kunkle and John Stonestreet, and The...

Feb 23, 20217 min read

How To Help Your Kids Sidestep The Crazy, Part II: The Game Plan

So let’s get down to brass tacks here. What’s the game plan as a parent? Some of these are specific, while others are more general...

Feb 22, 20213 min read

How To Help Your Kids Sidestep The Crazy, Part I

Perhaps, when you read pieces like my series on patterns of student thinking I’ve noticed during my teaching career, or when you survey...

Feb 20, 20213 min read

Missing The Forest For The Trees

"...societies have categories for thinking about people and identity, and a real problem occurs when those categories are simply not...

Feb 17, 20216 min read

What Are Students Thinking? Part IX: Worldview Junk Drawer

Part IX in a series. See past installments here: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII Part VIII This is the last...

Feb 16, 20217 min read

What Are Students Thinking? Part VIII: Discipled By Screens

Part VIII in a series. Read past installments here: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII Yes: you knew this was...

Feb 7, 20213 min read

What Are Students Thinking? Part VII: More Stories

Part VII in a series. Read past installments here: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Before and after units, I give...

Jan 31, 20214 min read

What Are Students Thinking? Part VI: Dogmatically Uncommitted

Part VI in a series. Read past installments: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V The next habit of student thinking I’ve noticed in...

Jan 3, 20217 min read

What Are Students Thinking? Part III: Examples of Expressive Individualism

Part III in a series. Read part I here and part II here. Today I want to demonstrate what I outlined yesterday by telling some stories...