Rich BordnerApr 6, 20213 minClassroom ConversationsI recently gave my philosophy class the chance to choose the day's discussion. Normally, the topic is set by the most recent content,...
Rich BordnerMar 22, 20215 minChristian Schools?What about Christian schools? Isn’t that a live option in terms of education choice? Sure, just like public school and homeschool are...
Rich BordnerFeb 20, 20213 minMissing 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 BordnerFeb 7, 20213 minWhat Are Students Thinking? Part VII: More StoriesPart 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 BordnerJan 31, 20214 minWhat Are Students Thinking? Part VI: Dogmatically UncommittedPart 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 BordnerDec 27, 20204 minWhat Are Students Thinking? Part II: Cause for ConcernMost kids are thoroughly modern selves. This is how they’ve been formed by pretty much everything, not just their schooling...
Rich BordnerDec 20, 20203 minWhat Are Students Thinking? Part IMy 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,...
Rich BordnerDec 13, 20203 minHow Our Response To COVID Is Affecting Education: The PositivesAs I mentioned in the previous post, there are some positives to come out of our COVID education policies.
Rich BordnerDec 6, 20208 minHow Our Response To COVID Is Affecting Education...“how we do things” often has adverse consequences, and in this case, the adverse consequences should not be a surprise to any of us...