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The Heart of Father’s Day

June 15, 2008

Fathers are parents as well; we deal with those who are tender, and weak, and unprepared. Our strength is employed to their good and enjoyed in their company. That is the true heart of a father. It is a context of relationship changes everything.

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Shelved with: Hearts & Minds|| Visions & Ventures|| Parenting
Tagged With: Africa, Cities, Classics, Father's Day, Harvard, Heroes, Hollidays, Latin, Parenting, Sarah Ruden, Stories, Translation, Troy, War & Peace
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On Manifestoes

May 24, 2008

So here are some manifestos of the present day on books, education, faith, and civic life. Though their weight for good or ill, for much or little, is as yet unknown, these are some of the words that will shepherd us into our shared future.

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Shelved with: Reading the Word|| Education|| Civic Life|| Community & Time|| Hearts & Minds|| Mind & Society|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Homeschooling, John Taylor Gatto, Manifesto, Michael Pollan, Politics, Race, Ralph Ellison, Religion, Richard Harwood, Sara Lloyd, Writing, History, Aristotle, Barack Obama, Book Publishing, Civil Rights, Classics, Clay Shirkey, Danielle Allen, Democracy, Education, Faith
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State of the Union, and the Best Speeches Ever

January 28, 2008

Now that American Gladiators is over (go, Wolf!), we are sitting in the living room watching the State of the Union Address. For us, this has become an Event, like the World Series or the Olympics. It is something bigger than our family, something that we share with our kids and try hard to help […]

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Shelved with: Education|| Community & Time|| Hearts & Minds
Tagged With: Classics, Democracy, Home School, Politics
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Beowulf Live: Reclaiming the Classics on WPR

November 18, 2007

We got to listen to Grendel gorging flesh and griding bone in the mini-van on the way home from church today…

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Shelved with: The Reading Life
Tagged With: Austen, Beowulf, Classics, Dick Ringler, Jane Austen, Jim Flemming, Michael Dirda, Tolstoy, Wisconsin Public Radio
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