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![“Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the vacuous and vainglorious ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scout-Atticus-36x36.jpg "Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education")
Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 2 Comments“Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the vacuous and vainglorious ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird […]
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![There are three types of people in this world: the sheep who go about their business, the wolf who feeds on the sheep, and the sheepdog who protects the flock. Last […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/German-shepherd-36x36.jpg "The Sheep, the Wolf, & the Sheepdog – LTC Dave Grossman & American Sniper")
The Sheep, the Wolf, & the Sheepdog – LTC Dave Grossman & American Sniper
Posted on January 30, 2015 | 17 CommentsThere are three types of people in this world: the sheep who go about their business, the wolf who feeds on the sheep, and the sheepdog who protects the flock. Last […]
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On Education Archive
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![Listen to PODCAST iTunes Spotify I had a teacher in eighth grade named Miss Michaelson. She was a bit long in the tooth and had a jagged helmet of black […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Spring-115x115.png "On Poetry and Mondegreens and Teenagers")
On Poetry and Mondegreens and Teenagers
Posted on October 10, 2019 | No CommentsListen to PODCAST iTunes Spotify I had a teacher in eighth grade named Miss Michaelson. She was a bit long in the tooth and had a jagged helmet of black […] -
![Location, tuition, rankings, size, program offerings. “What’s the right college for me?” is the question of the season and it’s become so intense, students don’t tell each other where they apply. […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Brown-115x115.jpg "College Application Season – “What the rankings don’t tell you”")
College Application Season – “What the rankings don’t tell you”
Posted on October 4, 2016 | No CommentsLocation, tuition, rankings, size, program offerings. “What’s the right college for me?” is the question of the season and it’s become so intense, students don’t tell each other where they apply. […] -
![I was looking up the definition of the demonstrative pronoun this last week, and got a lesson in modern American slang. Gestures help with understanding just what this means in certain circles, […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Punctuation-Comic-115x115.jpg "National Punctuation Day – the Vulgar Pronoun – Read THIS")
National Punctuation Day – the Vulgar Pronoun – Read THIS
Posted on September 22, 2016 | No CommentsI was looking up the definition of the demonstrative pronoun this last week, and got a lesson in modern American slang. Gestures help with understanding just what this means in certain circles, […] -
![Story 1: There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Two-Fish-water-115x115.jpg "Two Young Fish, Two Guys in a Bar, & David Foster Wallace – The Real Value of a Real Education")
Two Young Fish, Two Guys in a Bar, & David Foster Wallace – The Real Value of a Real Education
Posted on July 13, 2016 | No CommentsStory 1: There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. […] -
![“Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the vacuous and vainglorious ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scout-Atticus-115x115.jpg "Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education")
Why Scout Finch Hates School – the Best Novel of the Century and Progressive Education
Posted on October 16, 2015 | 2 Comments“Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the vacuous and vainglorious ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird […] -
![Some unlucky souls have already returned to school and we will keep them in our thoughts. Meanwhile, stretch out on the lounger, kick off your shoes, and crack open a […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Twain-on-education-115x115.jpg "History Teacher Provides a Lesson – But Not One She Intended")
History Teacher Provides a Lesson – But Not One She Intended
Posted on August 15, 2015 | No CommentsSome unlucky souls have already returned to school and we will keep them in our thoughts. Meanwhile, stretch out on the lounger, kick off your shoes, and crack open a […] -
![We were all shaken out of bed this morning at 5:25. I’m pretty sure the house, or very nearby, was hit by lightning. I smelled electrical smoke. Spent the last 2 […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Lightning-NSSL-photo-115x115.jpg "When Lightning Strikes, Are You Ready?")
When Lightning Strikes, Are You Ready?
Posted on August 6, 2015 | 1 CommentWe were all shaken out of bed this morning at 5:25. I’m pretty sure the house, or very nearby, was hit by lightning. I smelled electrical smoke. Spent the last 2 […] -
![He wasn’t tall but he was fit and wore the beard of a man in charge of his own schedule. His shop opened last year and he doubled its inventory since, […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Stone-Pig-ADK-Saranac-115x115.jpg "A Stone Pig and Cold Feet – Common Core in New York")
A Stone Pig and Cold Feet – Common Core in New York
Posted on July 22, 2015 | No CommentsHe wasn’t tall but he was fit and wore the beard of a man in charge of his own schedule. His shop opened last year and he doubled its inventory since, […] -
![“I was artfully created by God!!!” screamed a young man, the words loud on the morning lake and louder still than the bell rung before to begin the daily ritual. […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Loon-water-walk-115x115.jpg "Walking on Water – Faith & the Adirondack Loon")
Walking on Water – Faith & the Adirondack Loon
Posted on July 16, 2015 | No Comments“I was artfully created by God!!!” screamed a young man, the words loud on the morning lake and louder still than the bell rung before to begin the daily ritual. […] -
![Jamal pulled his Black Chevy Impala along the corner of Toulouse and Chartres where we flanked the bay window of a jewelry store, hiding from what amounted to a spit […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Mardi-Gras-MM-115x115.jpg "Postcard from New Orleans – a First-Timer’s Sketch")
Postcard from New Orleans – a First-Timer’s Sketch
Posted on July 8, 2015 | No CommentsJamal pulled his Black Chevy Impala along the corner of Toulouse and Chartres where we flanked the bay window of a jewelry store, hiding from what amounted to a spit […]