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January 5, 2011

A Real Iron

Image via Wikipedia “Mr. Holler, Mr. Holler, what did you get for Christmas?” I had already seen new coats, shoes, watches, a kindle, and a nook. The gleeful look on my student’s faces impatiently begged for someone to ask them the same question. I proudly but softly responded, “I got an antique iron.” And I […]

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Raising Human Beings in a Post-Human World

To raise humans in a post-human world challenges the resources of the wisest among us. The post-human world regards everything, including humans, as an experiment. The goal of the experiment usually finds its justification (pretense) in abstract language that stretches the reach of meaning beyond the breaking point. You’ll hear phrases like “living without limits,”

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