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On The Image And The Word

Posted on August 11, 2022 by nathanalbright

It ought to be of little surprise to anyone who knows me well that I am fond of both the image and the word. Besides being responsible for the writing and speaking of a fair amount of words, depending on … Continue reading →

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The Horror Of The Real

Posted on July 15, 2022 by nathanalbright

When I was at preteen camp, there was a bit of a setup that happened with many of the girls’ dorms, who came to the Bible Explorer class I taught with the idea in mind to talk about biblical stories … Continue reading →

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Stop Asking Them To Do Your Job

Posted on May 4, 2022 by nathanalbright

There is a commercial that has been playing for Fred Meyer Jewelers over the past few days when I listen to Spotify that has really bothered me. The commercial, a mother’s day advertisement, has a child fawning over his mother, … Continue reading →

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Writing The Quiet Part Out Loud

Posted on April 3, 2022 by nathanalbright

One of the split sermons we had at services yesterday was one that struck me as particularly interesting in its approach because it indicated something I have long tended to find as a worthwhile approach to research, and that is … Continue reading →

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On The Pitfalls Of Implicit Learning

Posted on April 2, 2022 by nathanalbright

It has long been recognized that making learning fun and enjoyable is one of the most surefire ways of improving education. Yet although there are a great many games which promote themselves as educational, many of them are less enjoyable … Continue reading →

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On Knowledge As Property

Posted on February 8, 2022 by nathanalbright

I was reading an article today by Ben Stein and I was struck by his discussion of education as an important and often primary source of capital. His discussion was focused mainly on the politics of education and the way … Continue reading →

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What Man Is And What We Ought To Be

Posted on October 28, 2021 by nathanalbright

In order to have a proper understanding of a great many matters in life, it is important that we have an idea of who we are as people. A great many conflicts that may seem to some cynical souls as … Continue reading →

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How Shall The Young Direct Their Way?

Posted on October 7, 2021 by nathanalbright

Normally we tend to think of education as something that happens to the young. People opine about the school-prison industrial complex where failures to socialize in school lead people to engage in behavior that leads to a far less educational … Continue reading →

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Bringing It All Home

Posted on September 29, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the themes that I appreciate about the messages of this particular Feast of Tabernacles, and one that was especially in evidence in the final message yesterday (as I write this just before breakfast) was the need to bring … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Reading, Writing, And Racism

Posted on May 14, 2021 by nathanalbright

Reading, Writing, And Racism: Disrupting Whiteness in Teacher Education And In The Classroom, by Bree Picower I would like to begin this review with a thought experiment. I have taken perhaps the most egregious passage of this book and will … Continue reading →

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