We hope you and yours enjoy a merry Christmas, as well as Christmastide, the season from Christmas Day to Epiphany (January 6). Our classes resume January 3rd.
06
Dec
Loving God and running the bases
Our Fathers, Football, and Philosophy meeting last night considered the place of athletics in the Christian life and, specifically, in the Christian school. I’ve collected a couple of the relevant quotes that we discussed below. “We are citizens of the earthly city to the extent that we love the earthly city as an end in [...]
02
Dec
The Delight of Disciplined Reading
When it comes to reading, most of us don’t think much about it. We open a book (or click a link) and scan the words for the surface meaning. We read casually, in other words, as spectators. We know how to read, from the perspective of mechanics, and we tend to stop there most of [...]
01
Dec
Taking the Future’s Challenge
The following story appeared in my Inklings a few weeks ago. I apologize for the repeat, but a lot has happened since I posted. I have been encouraged to see your engagement over the last week, as Dominion received more nominations for the board than ever before. (You will hear more about the nominations and [...]
30
Nov
Education is inescapable
Born on this date in 1874, Winston Churchill worked his way up through the military and the government to become Prime Minister twice, during Britain’s most trying times. He was also a bit of a Renaissance man, who was an accomplished painter, bricklayer, writer, and historian. His History of the English-Speaking Peoples helped earn him [...]
29
Nov
Writing Still Matters
“Why waste time on handwriting? After all, most people communicate electronically these days.” I’ve had that conversation a time or two in my tenure at Dominion. I expect to have it again. I’ll admit that making a case for handwriting proves more and more difficult. The prevalence of texting and email seem to have pushed [...]
28
Nov
Fathers, Football, and Philosophy #4
Next Monday night, our last FFP this year, we’ll continue our November discussion about athletics and Christian life. I’m not sure the Chargers vs. Jaguars will provide much excitement, but hopefully our discussion will. Meeting is at the Headmaster’s House–email for directions. Below are the questions we discussed in November, and a couple that shook [...]
23
Nov
Reading & Attention
Good reading demands our attention, in more ways than one. In a post titled “How to Teach Reading,” Andrew Kern lists several steps to teaching your children how to read. Then he writes: “If you want to stop forgetting everything you read, the key is attention, which is an assertion of the will. After you [...]
18
Jul
Finish strong!
If you attended our opening assembly, you heard me admonish Dominion students to “Finish strong.” It’s a curious statement for the start of the year–after all, we’re just getting started! But we say it daily throughout the year as part of a litany of thoughts that helps to shape our school’s community and culture. Far [...]
