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Tip #203: How to hit goals
It’s was too hot and humid in Tennessee, so I left. Right now, I am in Nebraska. This morning, I’m headed to the Agate Fossil Beds in Harrison, Nebraska… because I am fascinated by that kind of stuff. There are fossil graveyards all over the world, as it turns...
Tip #202: Don’t be a digital potty mouth
This tip seems pretty obvious. At least to me. Evidently, it is not obvious to everyone. Here’s the tip: Don’t be a digital potty mouth. If you have a blog, a YouTube channel, or if you are on any form of Social Media, keep it clean. I heard Seinfeld make...
The kind of education that matters
Entrepreneurship is the American way. It is what makes us rich. We are told that education makes America rich. By that, the education promoters mean tuition-funded, tax-funded, classroom education taught by risk-aversive salaried bureaucrats with tenure or seeking...
What that degree stands for….
"A degree based on bureaucratic classroom instruction does not prove anything except this: the ability of tenured bureaucrats to promote the myth of classroom education, and the gullibility of the American public." - Dr. Gary North
If you give the bureaucrats the children, you might as well give them everything else as well.
I used to teach New Testament Greek. I hope to get back to it after finishing the Henle Latin series. My favorite Greek book is New Testament Greek for Beginners by J. Gresham Machen. Machen was not only an author and an educator, he was also a fighter. In this...
Don’t let school define who you are.
This was in my email inbox. ================================================= I’ve been on a bit of a rant, but I remember feeling so stupid as a kid. Why? Schools manufacture people who think that they're smart but they're not. Schools also manufacture people who...
Lingua Latina v. Exercitia Latina
There is (justifiably) some confusion about the Lingua Latina classes I offer on my site. Here's what's going on. I take students through two Lingua Latina books. There is the main book, Lingua Latina. It’s the one you are reading. Familia Romana. I have taken...
Tip #201: How to retire early and financially independent
I forgot to send a tip of the week out on Saturday. So, here it is. On a Monday! I’ve been binge-reading this blog lately: Trip of a Lifestyle.com. I have a nagging feeling that things are going to get weird financially before all this Covid stuff is finally over....
Tip #200: Listen to audiobooks while you ride your bike.
I’ve been sending a “tip of the week” every Saturday since 2015. Not counting the Saturdays when I didn’t send one. Heh. I am trying to get more consistent. I don’t know if that last sentence was good English. Every now and then, I will scroll through the old...
The Bablyon Bee strikes again.
Articles like this one from the Babylon Bee make me wonder... Have the editors over there given up on satire? I can't tell. Is this satire, or is this simply true? ================================================= The Pros And Cons Of Going Into Crippling Debt To...
Tip of the Week #147
I think we all know that common sense is not always common practice. We know what we are supposed to do, and sometimes, we just don't. Here is my common sense tip of the week for you. Exercise. For years, I have struggled with stress. Usually, financial stress. ...
Tip of the Week #197
This summer, I am slowly adding and archiving old "Tips of the Week" I sent this one out on May 8, 2021: ================================================= We are all pretty used to Google. Unfortunately, Google tracks everything we do. We all know that. But, there...
Tip of the Week #199
You may not know it… but the Italian word for tomato can help you hit your goals. Sometime in the 1980s, Francesco Cirillo developed the Pomodoro Technique. It’s a simple productivity idea. When you have a task to do, set a timer. In college, Mr. Cirillo used a...
Tip of the Week #196
I am still, slowly, uploading old "tips of the week" and archiving them here: https://dwanethomas.com/tip-week-archives/ Here is tip #196 from a few weeks back. Sometimes it’s too easy to get absorbed. We get buried in work, or in a project and lose track of time. At...
What is Classical Education?
This week I received an email that included this question: What are your thoughts on Classical education? Well... Here are my thoughts on Classical education.... I am still a fan of Classical education. I think. Still working through this one myself. Although......
