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A Letter to a Failing Middle School
I wrote a letter recently after witnessing an incredible display of antisocial behavior by several students at a local middle school. I haven’t decided whether I plan to send it. First, there may well be a strong backlash. That wouldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, consequences, discipline, law and order, laws, lax, lessons, middle school, real life, real world, right, rules, school, taught, teach, teaching, wrong
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When Truth Hurts
This article has been building inside me for a long time. I have hesitated to write it, since it will touch directly on a subject that has been debated ad nauseum on social media for many years without any meaningful … Continue reading
Cosmic Lifeguard
I nearly drowned when I was four. I remember that it was a warm summer day. Life was still so simple and magical then. Those early memories come back in gauzy bursts, like sun-drenched bits of footage from 1950s films … Continue reading
Authority
“Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, crime, law, obedience, police, punishment, rogue, sword
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