The Theology and Inter-Church Inter-Faith Relations Committee of The United Church of Canada is undertaking a multiple-year study on power in the church and in society. This event will be held in October, at Queens School of Religion.
My son started junior high this year. New rules, new friends, new way of doing things and more responsibility seem to have overwhelmed him. We got his report card today and we were all pretty sure that it was going to be bad and it is. He went from his best report card ever last year to his worst this year.
I really love stories about the power of one. I love stories that involve a person—just an ordinary person—starting out on a journey that seems impossible, even crazy, at the beginning, but then persevering and doing miraculous things. These stories let us know that we can change the world.
What are the transformative moments in your life? When have you received a lightning flash of insight that changed your point of view, or even the direction of your life?
At the age of seventeen I went to Mexico on a student exchange. When I arrived I spoke no Spanish. My introduction to the language began at breakfast the morning after my arrival. My host held up a fork. “Tenedor,” he said.
Well, Somekid starts Jr High tomorrow. No list so I'm kind of winging it. They said just a binder and a pen is fine for the first day. I picked up some other things that I figured he would need. A math set, some binders, pens and pencils. I'm a little nervous, but he has good friends and generally gets along pretty well with people, so I think that he'll be okay.
How are you all coping with the kids going back to school?
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September is a pretty expensive month in the Some household with choir, cubs, band, choir, and violin. So, with that in mind I decided to go to my son's school website to see if they had the school supply list up yet so I could see if I could recycle things from last year and pick up some stuff here and there. Anyway there was a letter to the parents under the heading of school supplies saying that the school is purchasing all the supplies with $35 due the first day of school. Considering that school supplies cost us over $50 last year even with some recycli
So I was just wondering what people think of the education system and how it works. Do you think students should have grades or marks? It seems like students don't learn as much as they could because they focus on getting good grades, instead of actually understanding a subject. For example, cramming information the night before a test might help someone get good grades, but will they really understand thoroughly or remember the information later? It seems so pointless to take a course, do loads of work and then not learn much at all.
I really love stories about the power of one. I love stories that involve a person—just an ordinary person—starting out on a journey that seems impossible, even crazy, at the beginning, but then persevering and doing miraculous things. These stories let us know that we can change the world.
What are the transformative moments in your life? When have you received a lightning flash of insight that changed your point of view, or even the direction of your life?
