My algebra 2 class started rubbing elbows with Calculus this past month. Do the students know how close they got to the infinite God? Do they see that their discovery of an asymptote of a rational function is the beginning of the study of calculus? No. Except that I told them. I cannot let an […]
Pragmatism is not the enemy of a classical education. And yet… Somedays I bounce from practical to theoretical faster than a ping pong ball. I relish the delight and wonder of pondering the “deeper magic” and the beauty of the mathematics of calculus or even exponential functions. I want my children and students to glory
Change is everywhere. Beyond the sudden change of children’s growth and maturity, there is the slow change of aging. Everything seems to be in a constant state of flux. As Heraclitus famously said, “you can never step into the same river twice.” because the water is always changing. This concept of change has pondered and
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Tolkien says that everything that we experience is a myth. It is not that what we experience isn’t true or factual, but that there is more to our lives than what is in front of us. There is more truth in the world than what we can measure, because myth is more than the sum
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Meditation: time to think and ponder the truth, or as Richard Baxter so accurately describes it: the practice of aligning your heart with your mind. We know that certain truths are true, but do we take the time to ponder, meditate, and embody these truths in our hearts? This practice requires time; specifically quiet time.
