Tag: books
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Protecting Education from the Disingenuous
(By: Geoff Brown) For ten years, the Greeks laid siege against the City of Troy. And, for ten years, their best stratagems and finest warriors made no progress. Until they gave up. Or, at least they appeared to give up. After a fruitless decade, the Greeks retreated and in the wake of their withdrawal, they…
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Are Your Kids ‘Good to Go’? Jack’s story.
(by: Geoff Brown) I begin with an entirely true story which unfolded on this campus less than one month ago. Jack’s very first day of school ever. He is three-years-old and, with a newly minted six-month-old sister, he is the oldest child in the family. In the form of innumerable pictures, videos, Facebook posts, Instagrams,…
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Who are the Heroes that we Celebrate within our Homes?
(by Geoff Brown) Admittedly, I have not always had a knack for choosing my heroes. When I was around ten years old, the ABC-produced television program “Starsky and Hutch” ran for four seasons at 9:00pm on Wednesday nights. My parents, who until this day remain unmatched in their “coolness”, not only allowed a Starsky and…
