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  • Montana bound

    I no longer prep like I used to. Perhaps it is a sign of maturing as a teacher. Perhaps it is a sign of becoming comfortable with the…

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  • The Order of Eastern Things

    English: Three Chinese philosophers. Lao Tzu, Wen Wang, and Confucius. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Teaching The Order of Things this semester has been quite good for my own thinking process, but…

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  • Why is Policy Debate so Hard?

    The summer break for blogging is over! There really shouldn’t have been much of a break – but the world decided I should take one. The world being…

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  • Connected

    Yuzen, a buddhist monk from the Sōtō Zen sect begging at Oigawa, Kyoto. Begging is part of the training of some Buddhist sects. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s one…

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  • 2012: Summer of Debating

    I did not plan, and usually don’t plan to have debate in my summers, but this summer has been an exception.  Opportunities to do some off the path…

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  • Karl Popper Debate Championship 2012

    English: Karl Popper in the 1980’s. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today is the first day of the Karl Popper Debating Championships at the +International Debate Education Association (IDEA) Youth Forum in…

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