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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

What Are Students Thinking? Part III: Examples of Expressive Individualism

Part III in a series. Read part I here and part II here. Today I want to demonstrate what I outlined yesterday by telling some stories...