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2012 Veterans Day Poster

Veterans Never Stop Serving

November 11, 2012

Even after our veterans take off the uniform, they never stop serving. Many apply the skills and experience they developed on the battlefield to a life of service here at home. They take on roles in their communities as doctors and police officers, engineers and entrepreneurs, mothers and fathers.

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Tagged With: Democracy, Holidays, Sacrifice, Soldiers, Veteran's Day
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Hello world!

July 31, 2009

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Shelved with: The Reading Life
Tagged With: Civil Rights, Community, Democracy, History, Prejudice, Race
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Exhilaration, Exhaustion, Tennyson

November 21, 2008

“The old order changeth, yielding place to new,
And God fulfils Himself in many ways,
Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.”

— Alfred, Lord Tennyson, The Passing of Arthur

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Tagged With: Alfred Lord Tennyson, Barack Obama, Camelot, Change, Democracy, John McCain, King Arthur, Politics, Sacrifice
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Madame President, Our Teacher

July 8, 2008

The primary role of parents applies also to teachers and world leaders: Dear Madame President [though of course, you may turn out to be a man]: Teaching and teacher education have traditionally been viewed as women’s work and practiced by women. Like nursing, teaching has never been taken seriously among the more august professions…. I […]

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Shelved with: Mind & Society|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Careers, Democracy, Education, Journal of Teacher Education, Lee Schulman, Parenting, Presidents, Teaching
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Homeschool Moments: Dishing Out BOF, Dealing with Prejudice

June 1, 2008

Overcoming prejudice and distrust is not a one-time attitude adjustment, but a continuing journey in the company of people who are not like us, but who may become our civic friends. Such a strategy might go a long way toward more important goals: building a supportive environment for homeschoolers, and reinvigorating the varied practices of education & learning in America today.

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Shelved with: Continuing Stories|| Hearts & Minds|| Local Life|| Mind & Society|| Education
Tagged With: BOF, Civil Rights, Community, Danielle Allen, Democracy, Education, Elizabeth Eckford, Food, Homeschooling, Lifelong Learning, Martin Haberman, Memorial Day, Parenting, Politics, Prejudice, Race, Ralph Ellison
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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: Community & Time|| Hearts & Minds|| Mind & Society|| The Reading Life|| Reading the Word|| Education|| Civic Life
Tagged With: Aristotle, Barack Obama, Book Publishing, Civil Rights, Classics, Clay Shirkey, Danielle Allen, Democracy, Education, Faith, History, Homeschooling, John Taylor Gatto, Manifesto, Michael Pollan, Politics, Race, Ralph Ellison, Religion, Richard Harwood, Sara Lloyd, Writing
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The Audacity of Strategy

February 18, 2008

I wonder if Barack has read Condi’s book?

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Tagged With: Barack Obama, Condaleeza Rice, Democracy, History, Hope, Politics, Strategy
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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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Tagged With: Classics, Democracy, Home School, Politics
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