My latest for CiRCE is about two teachers, one who spends hours grading bad essays and the other of whom spends just a few minutes. Which teacher offers more help to her students?
Author Archives: Joshua Gibbs
Karl Marx On “Fiscally Liberal, But Socially Conservative”
“The Communist revolution is the most radical rupture with traditional property relations; no wonder that its development involves the most radical rupture with traditional ideas.” -Karl Marx, The Communist Revolution (Penguin, p 243) In other words, Marx didn’t believe a man could be “fiscally liberal, but socially conservative.” If you’re game for a new wayContinue reading “Karl Marx On “Fiscally Liberal, But Socially Conservative””
The Progressive Ethos
A more apt example of progressive politics is hard to find. Ten people die at a concert? Something must change. Doesn’t even really matter what it is. Any change pacifies a bored populace.
A Proposition For Fellow Teachers
One of the reasons there is so much acrimony about grades is because a 0 to 100 scale is way too broad. If you hate grades as they are, and I know you do, imagine how much less you would hate them if every grade was issued on a 1 to 3 scale. Suppose alsoContinue reading “A Proposition For Fellow Teachers”
Muppets Are Fashionable Again
I took the picture on the left at the Gap this afternoon.
The Love Of Learning Is Not A Virtue
“Thoughtful Christians rightly lampoon the vagueness and insipidity of secularist slogans like “Love is love” and “Be yourself.” And yet, to “love learning” is just as vague. Love learning what? When a certain student does not do his math homework and spends Latin class flirting with the girl beside him, the problem isn’t that heContinue reading “The Love Of Learning Is Not A Virtue”
Losing Weight
“It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves,” said La Rochefoucauld. The new episode of Proverbial is available now.
What If?
I’m thinking about putting on my own online conference this summer.
For The Love Of God, We Need More Dancing
“Having abandoned the Incarnation, we now regard physical contact between persons as either sexual, violent, or an indication of sickness (a doctor touches his patient). However, dancing offers us physical contact with others which is generous, structured, mannered, and lively. A traditional dance neither incites sexual passion nor denies the sexual nature of the dancers.Continue reading “For The Love Of God, We Need More Dancing”
Proverbial: The Bird Story
It is not a story I have often told, but I suppose a few readers of this blog may be familiar with “the bird story.” This week on Proverbial, though, I have made a record of it.
