Monthly Archives: July 2009

Sunrise

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I don’t remember the last time i saw a sunrise, but I saw this morning’s. Kerri’s been up walking most weekdays before I go in to the office and last week I decided it was time I got up with her. I’m a believer that we do better when we are on similar schedules. Plus, it seemed like I should take my own advise. I’ve been telling her for a few year’s that her days would be better if she would start them of her own accord, at her own choosing, instead of being “jump started” by the cries of the kiddos. Well, how much different have my day’s been, starting them to the call of the time clock? (Not a literal timeclock, although a screeching dinosaur like on the Flintstone’s might be kinda cool for a while.) So, this morning I saw the sunrise, sipped some coffee, did some homework, and ever wrote this little most… all before 7 am!

Last week I also pulled my Divine Hours off the shelf again, and this was what I prayed while watching the sunrise:

“Let the Name of the Lord be blessed, from this time forth for evermore.
From the rising of the sun to its going down let the Name of the Lord be praised.”

Don’t think I’ve ever prayed those words with the sunrise. Pretty cool.

Party With a Purpose

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Here there, to the four or five of you who still read this thing even though I’ve been too distracted to write regularly. Wanted to let those of you in the general Dayton vicinity know that in September, we’ll be hosting our World Vision BBQ again. Check out Kerri’s blog for more info. RSVPs welcome but not necessary. Hope to see you then if not sooner.

NPR: Turn Students Into Investments

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OK, I love the Planet Money podcast and would recommend it to absolutely everyone. While I haven’t yet listened to the podcast in question, I must say that my lunch began to curdle in my stomach just a little when I read this post: NPR: Turn Students Into Investments.

“What if teachers were paid based on the future income their students make… That way the students would turn into ‘investments’ for the teachers.”

No offense to Ryan C., who made the suggestion, but this is a disastrous idea.

A number of flaws are already expressed in the comments, so I didn’t add to those. The one’s I find most compelling aren’t the practical/logistical problems, but the moral/philosophical ones. What does this approach say about our values as a society? Capitalism, as an ideology, is reductionist and dehumanizing, whereas education has the potential to elevate people to the very pinnacle of their human potential, something the market is woefully unable to reflect.

Tis a Lazy Sunday

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Been forever since I posted. Of course, it’s also been forever since Kerri and I had the chance for a lazy Sunday. She’s snoozing on the couch, and I’m working on some philosophy homework. (Paolo Freire anyone?) Thanks to grandma for taking the kids last night.