The United States of Speed. Before carbon plates and super tracks, there were cinders and basic leather spikes. The decade of the 1930s was an era of transition, both on the track and geopolitically. The cumulus clouds of world war loomed on the horizon. Into this environment was born the […]
Dr Joe Vigil and the Measure of a Man
In my family, I doubt there is a person who has had more influence on our family’s running practices and athletic philosophy than Joe Vigil. Joe passed away a few weeks ago, but not after helping to rebuild American distance running. Vigil is known for building a XC dynasy at […]
Satan’s Plan for Our Children
I saw this on Facebook, and it moved me. It is incredibly powerful. In the very beginning in the book of Genesis, Satan came for our children. Cain took the life of Abel. We saw this in the House of Jacob when Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery. We saw […]
Kingsport Needs a XC Course
We need a cross country course in Kingsport. All of our other sports have stand alone places to train and play. XC needs its own. Our middle schools and high school runners have a tough time finding enough grass to run on. They are left having to run city and […]
Every Student Needs a Clean Slate w/ Each New Year
One year as a young teacher, I had a family who had been somewhat difficult to deal with the previous year. I mentioned to my principal that I was worried about it. This principal happened to be the best person I have ever worked for in any job. She was […]
The Feuerstein Method and the Power of Teaching Thinking
If there is a common theme in this blog, it is innovation. Part of the goal of this blog is to go past what we are currently doing in education, and explore what comes next. How are we going to teach? How are we going to enable students to learn […]
Contract Extensions for Superintendents Are the Norm
If a superintendent is doing a good job, I have no problem with a contract extension for the superintendent – even if budgets are tight. There are two reasons for this. First, contract extensions of the two year variety are the norm in the industry. It can embarrass a sitting […]
How To Choose Topics for Writing in Literacy
I did not like writing when I was growing up. Diagramming sentences was a foreign language to me, and I had to do a lot of it. If you know me and you read this blog, you know editing is not my strength. But hey, with the typos at least […]
Israel: Chaim Weizmann, Harry Truman, and an Enduring Alliance
I am haunted by photos and film of Jewish families being forced into ghettos during the 1930s and 1940s. Sewn onto their coats were stars of David. They were then loaded onto rail cars. Upon reaching death camps, Jewish families were sorted. In many cases, entire family units disappeared forever […]
A Verse To Think About
2 Timothy 4:3 3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.