Category Archives: No Stone Unturned
The Great Discipline Conundrum
Retiring after 38 years in education, my coworker and friend recently described his school days attending Catholic Grade School in Southwest Louisville, an area then–and still–a working class and comparatively impoverished part … Continue reading
Nature and Manufactured Landscapes: A Quintessentially American Vacation?
What kind of crazy society would allow—and nourish—such a ridiculous manufactured landscape? Do we desire vacations to escape or embrace consumer culture? Or both? “Our ability to shut the destroyed … Continue reading
We Are Owned By What We Possess
You want to live a life that matters. You believe that there is more to life than stuff, spending money and being in debt. You want to live consciously. This means you … Continue reading
Reflections: Is Grammar Worth Teaching?
I teach English and I write professionally, but I don’t remember how I learned grammar. I’ve always been a reader, and my father is an excellent editor who helped me … Continue reading
Food is the Problem and the Solution: TED Talk by Ron Finley
Reblogged from Ekostories: I really like TED talks. I not only enjoy being exposed to ideas worth spreading, but I am also rejuvenated by seeing the passion people have in their work. … Continue reading
From the Bluegrass to The Navajo Nation
I remember a frying pan encrusted with the remnants of beans and pork fat, empty two-liter bottles, and cautious stares as I worked on construction projects with my church youth … Continue reading
Are We The Average of the Five People We Spend The Most Time With?
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with” -Jim Rohn Being a teacher, I spend most of my work hours with young people, but … Continue reading
Discussing “Good Work” With Students
Did you ever have the following conversation in high school or college while talking to an adviser or mentor? Mentor: Someday soon, you’ll have to have a job. Student: Yes, … Continue reading
Fooled by Emotional Response
By now, many of you have probably heard of the bizarre, surreal, and disturbing story of Notre Dame Linebacker Manti Teo, who had apparently overcome the death of his grandmother … Continue reading
