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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...
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Rich Bordner
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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 2, 2021
- 10 min
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, 2021
- 7 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 6 min
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, 2021
- 7 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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...
Rich Bordner
- Dec 27, 2020
- 4 min
What Are Students Thinking? Part II: Cause for Concern
Most kids are thoroughly modern selves. This is how they’ve been formed by pretty much everything, not just their schooling...
Rich Bordner
- Dec 20, 2020
- 3 min
What Are Students Thinking? Part I
My day job is as a school teacher. For the past 15 years I have been a high school teacher in various schools around the country,...
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