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Concerning King John
While in Stratford over break, we had the opportunity to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s version of King John. KJ is not that well-known a play, of course, and I can imagine that there are many reasons why. Where it … Continue reading
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A Song from the Road
During my recent trip to England and Scotland with students, we had the opportunity to spend some time in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. While the main reason for going in is seeing the place where Shakespeare is buried, it’s … Continue reading
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Back from the Road
Yesterday was a day of airports and airplanes. We left our hotel in Edinburgh at 6:45 in the morning and touched down in Honolulu around 10:30 last night. Along the way we stopped in (and ran through) the airport in … Continue reading
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Thoughts from the Road
The traveling has gone well these last few days. While it’s been a little rainier than usual for us, we’ve still had more than our fair share of sun. We spent Monday in London, starting with the Globe and ending … Continue reading
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Sunday’s Best: The WuMo Filter
This week’s “Sunday’s Best” is actually last week’s “Sunday’s Best.” I did not get around to posting last week’s WuMo which did a great job of capturing something critical about our particular moment in time. I’ve found my use of … Continue reading
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A Simple Code
This past week I spoke to some students about the importance of having some kind of code (or what others would call a rule). The context was the realization that a lot of things were being thrown at them (which … Continue reading
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Summertime Trivium
In yesterday’s post I mentioned three things I was keeping in mind as I planned out and worked through my summer. Those three things we mostly “structural.” By that I mean they are key to the framework of the season. … Continue reading
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Summer Stew
On some level, the transition from school year to summer-time is an opportunity to trade out one set of concerns for another. Time works a particular way during the school year: the days are packed with routines and habits that … Continue reading
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43: Against Abstraction
This week I started reading the letters of C. S. Lewis. I’ve skimmed them many times before. But I’ve never done a full reading like I did with Tolkien a few years ago. So as I start a new … Continue reading
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On Writing the Right Way
A few weeks ago, a dear friend who also happens to oversee our student publications, recommended the work of Benjamin Dreyer. The recommendation probably came up as she was working on a piece and we were talking about proofreading, something … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 