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    Report From The Field--Name Calling Is Not An Argument
    Rich Bordner
    • May 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Report From The Field--Name Calling Is Not An Argument

    In discussions in my philosophy class, one of my goals is to get them to slow down and actually wrestle with and engage with the content....
    Report From The Field--On Shutting Up
    Rich Bordner
    • May 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
    Report From The Field--Popping Their Bubble
    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...
    Report From The Field--Chronological Snobbery
    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...
    It's The Adults!
    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! ...
    Classroom Conversations
    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,...
    Taking Advantage of a Secular Religious Creed
    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...
    Why The Role Play?
    Rich Bordner
    • Mar 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    Why The Role Play?

    “Why this role play thing you have going now? What’s the end game?” I get asked that a lot. The question often is paired with a...
    Christian Schools?
    Rich Bordner
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Christian Schools?

    What about Christian schools? Isn’t that a live option in terms of education choice? Sure, just like public school and homeschool are...
    Coram Deo Academy Role Play Thoughts
    Rich Bordner
    • Mar 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Coram Deo Academy Role Play Thoughts

    I just finished doing an atheist role play with senior students at Coram Deo Academy in Plano, TX, and wanted to share some reflections...
    The Game Plan, Cont'd
    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...
    How To Help Your Kids Sidestep The Crazy, Part II: The Game Plan
    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...
    How To Help Your Kids Sidestep The Crazy, Part I
    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...
    Missing The Forest For The Trees
    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...
    What Are Students Thinking? Part IX: Worldview Junk Drawer
    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...
    What Are Students Thinking? Part VIII: Discipled By Screens
    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...
    What Are Students Thinking? Part VII: More Stories
    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...
    What Are Students Thinking? Part VI: Dogmatically Uncommitted
    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...

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