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Rich Bordner
May 25, 20213 min read
Report From The Field--Name Calling Is Not An Argument
In discussions in my philosophy class, one of my goals is to get them to slow down and actually wrestle with and engage with the content....
Rich Bordner
May 25, 20212 min read
Report From The Field--On Shutting Up
A few weeks ago, my philosophy students were neck deep in a unit on race. In one part of the unit they read an interview of Robin...
Rich Bordner
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...
Rich Bordner
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...
Rich Bordner
May 17, 20213 min read
It's The Adults!
You probably hear this complaint all the time...perhaps you are one of the folks who says it! “Kids and screens...they are addicted! ...
Rich Bordner
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,...
Rich Bordner
Mar 30, 20214 min read
Taking Advantage of a Secular Religious Creed
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably seen the above signs posted in neighbors’ yards. In some neighborhoods they are...
Rich Bordner
Mar 24, 20215 min read
Why The Role Play?
“Why this role play thing you have going now? What’s the end game?” I get asked that a lot. The question often is paired with a...
Rich Bordner
Mar 22, 20215 min read
Christian Schools?
What about Christian schools? Isn’t that a live option in terms of education choice? Sure, just like public school and homeschool are...
Rich Bordner
Mar 5, 20213 min read
Coram Deo Academy Role Play Thoughts
I just finished doing an atheist role play with senior students at Coram Deo Academy in Plano, TX, and wanted to share some reflections...
Rich Bordner
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...
Rich Bordner
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...
Rich Bordner
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...
Rich Bordner
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...
Rich Bordner
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...
Rich Bordner
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...
Rich Bordner
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...
Rich Bordner
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...
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