no conviction

15Oct08

a cool parable that wonders what it means to be a christian from an interesting thinker.  
In a world where following Christ is decreed to be a subversive and illegal activity, you have been accused of being a believer, arrested and dragged before a court.
You have been under clandestine surveillance for some time now and so [...]

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empowering education

09Oct08

something that’s already surfaced in a couple of my classes this quarter is this idea of empowering education.  
for example, let’s say i’m teaching at a low-income high school, and 20 of my 30 students are reading at a 6th grade level.  should i:
a) push them to try and read hemingway, o’connor, and shakespeare?
b) give [...]

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