School is dehumanising.

“School is dehumanising. It serves a number of purposes, two of which are babysitting and the inculcation of conformity. Few people look back on their schooldays as being the happiest of their lives. Homeschooling, on the other hand, trains a child to associate...

I am adding a “new” class… but, not really.

For those of you in the Lingua Latina classes, you know that we are working our way through the exercise workbook Mr. Ørberg wrote.  Here is the book (in case you don’t know what I am talking about): Exercitia Latina I. Because the Exerctia exercises are so...

Tip of the Week #150: Eat your Veggies!

Yesterday, my wife invited some friends and relatives over for lunch.   She made a cheesecake.  But, here’s the thing.  She made it from cashews.  I suppose she should have called it cashewcake.   No one complained.  Quite the opposite.  Everyone...

Tip #149: Skip College

Time for me to weed out some subscribers.  I am going to do this by recommending a book.   New York author James Altucher says that if he walked into Times Square and yelled, “I am God, and I am here to save you!” he would get some strange looks, but most...

Tip #148: Track your ideas the old-fashioned way

Phones, Ipads, email, computers, and social media…  I find it all so distracting.  Perhaps you do too.   If you are having trouble staying on task, if you are having trouble getting things done, if you find yourself constantly distracted by all the flashing...