Metaphor = Understanding: Daily Inspire
Published: Wed, 11/09/11
Daily Inspire! Metaphor = Understanding A metaphor is simply a way of communicating. It's a shortcut to instant understanding. Think of it as a mental…
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2 Kinds of Teachers: Daily Inspire
Published: Tue, 11/08/11
Daily Inspire! 2 Kinds of Teachers Teachers: two kinds: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move and the kind that just give…
A New Women's Movement: Daily Inspire
Published: Mon, 11/07/11
Daily Inspire! A New Women's Movement "I like to think that a new women's movement is brewing--one that's no longer about equality but about…
Friday Poem: "Read Some Humbler Poet"
Published: Fri, 11/04/11
Daily Inspire! Day is Done THE DAY is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his…
No Hurry: Daily Inspire
Published: Thu, 11/03/11
Daily Inspire! No Hurry So much of modern education feels hurried and harried. Many parents feel very concerned if their si -year-old or nine-year-old…
Simple Pleasures: Daily Inspire
Published: Wed, 11/02/11
Daily Inspire! Simple Pleasures "I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or e citing…
How, not What, to Think: Daily Inspire
Published: Tue, 11/01/11
Daily Inspire! How, not What, to Think "Meanwhile, let us be clear about the role of the classics: they are worth studying as e amples of how to…
Education vs. Pedagogy: Daily Inspire
Published: Mon, 10/31/11
Daily Inspire! Education vs. Pedagogy "The error began with the replacement of the word pedagogy with the word education. "Pedagogy is not a beautiful…
Friday Poem: A Song from the Suds
Published: Fri, 10/28/11
Daily Inspire! A Song from the Suds "Sunny Wash Day" by Carla D'Aguanno Queen of my tub, I merrily sing, While the white foam raises high, And…
True Friends Always Come Back: Daily Inspire
Published: Thu, 10/27/11
Daily Inspire! Which Books are Your True Friends? The Classics "It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one…