Yesterday morning my mom called to me about 5:30 in the morning. I was alone with her in her hospital room, and my sister was resting down the hall in the waiting room. “Do I have cancer?” she asked. “Yes, mom,” I said. “Am I dying?” “Yes, mam.” “How long?” she asked. “Not long,” I… Continue reading promises to keep
heading home
My mom and I had a few good laughs today, especially after my sister got here. Mom was visiting us from Florida for a couple of weeks, but Toy came up too after talking to mom last night. We all knew it was time. And so tonight the oncologist told us mom's cancer has spread… Continue reading heading home
winning isn’t everything
Golf is not a game, it's bondage. It was obviously devised by a man torn with guilt, eager to atone for his sins. ~Jim Murray Wednesday night, somewhere in China, Mays and Walsh won the Olympic gold medal in women’s beach volleyball, falling on the sand in the rain, rolling around and screaming with joy.… Continue reading winning isn’t everything
keeping up with convergence
Will one of my students be the first to publish a Pulitzer Prize article that isn't distributed on a piece of paper? In Ecclesiastes we are told that of making many books there is no end. But the Preacher wrote that with a quill on a parchment. The technology changes.
The online instructor as shepherd
....from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people .... And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them. Psalm 78:72-73 Much of the conversation about the role of an instructor in online learning falls out generally along the line of teacher vs. coach, or… Continue reading The online instructor as shepherd
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