January 2012
106 posts
Friend and fellow #ACEgrad Michael O'Connor writes... →
“Be humble and patient and the Lord Jesus will give you the will and the means.”
– St. John Bosco
Happy feast day, Salesians!
Want to feel both infinite and infinitesimal? →
Turns out the sun is relatively tiny, and a red blood cell is relatively giant.
“Arguments which proceed “God would never notice humans because of their...”
– Mark Shea, in response to this interactive inforgraphic.
WatchSeattle drivers in 2in of snow. Let’s give them some credit - it IS a pretty hilly town.
300,000 Ninjas Stealthily March Past Reporters... →
Impressive (but sad) articulation from a 14 year...
Me: What's wrong with you today? You look sad, and you're too quiet.
Dominik: Nothing.
Me: I don't believe it. Did anything happen? Is Mom ok?
Dominik: No, no. It's nothing like that. It's just life.
Me: Girls?
Dominik: No. Just life.
Me: What about it?
Dominik: Well, you know when you just start thinking, and you get tired?
Me: Yeah...
Dominik: Well, I was just sitting there, thinking about life, and I got tired. It's too much, I hate it. Like I don't wanna die, but I'm just tired. You know?
Me: I know. Go chill in the back.
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“In the Gospel we are taught to have faith and not draw back from doing those...”
– St. Ambrose
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““What is my sickness, Eminence?” The pathetic weariness of the...”
– Morris West, The Devil’s Advocate
Well Said: Doubts, Fears, Love of God, and the March for Life
A note from Sister Gloria →
A short, beautiful reflection from the sister who run VIDES+USA, a lay volunteer program I was blessed to be part of.
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“[When I worked as a chaplain at a children’s hospital] my supervisor always used...”
– John Green (via textlesscommuncation)
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“Nontraditional” students actually outnumber “traditional” students. Out of 19...”
– …and two other facts about high ed students
“Bad times, hard times — this what people keep saying; but let us live well...”
– St. Augustine, via Well Said: The Times and Us
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5 Thoughts on NCLB on its 10th Anniversary →
One of my ed professors in undergrad would frequently rail against NCLB. I didn’t have any other frame of reference and I respected her and appreciated her mentoring in other areas, so I accepted a lot of what she said. Even then, though, I thought her broad condemnations were sort of odd and flimsy. This gives, I think, a pretty balanced view of the successes and shortcoming of NCLB.
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Matt Damon and Mother Reject Union's Award because... →
We’re officially in Wonderland.
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In schools, self-esteem boosting is losing favor... →
Good. Empty, indiscriminate praise is… well, empty.
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“So there you have it. The heroism of ordinary people who walk the streets, our...”
– THE ROAD TO EMMAUS
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...and just for fun, the 11 ed activists from... →
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12 Education Activists to Watch in 2012 →
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RedefinEd on Philly Catholic school closings →
I like how much attention RedefinEd pays to Catholic schools. We’re often forgotten in the broader conversation on education.
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Want a Job? Go to College, and Don’t Major in... →
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“This is what should make us tremble when we go up to receive Holy Communion....”
– The Terrible Weakness of Our God
My rate of tumbling has been pretty low. The 23 tabs of education goodness and random internet stuff I have open right now should fix that.
Don’t worry. I’ll queue them so as not to flood your nets and webs. You know, all seven of you who read my tweets/tumbls.
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“I took [Ritalin] one time, perhaps recreationally just to see what it was like,...”
– Name redacted to protect the mostly-innocent.
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“If a man hasn’t found something to die for, he isn’t fit to live.”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 