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![“Scout” Finch’s first day in school exposes the pretentious and often hollow ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a […]](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 pretentious and often hollow ambitions behind progressive education in the 1930s and today. The beloved characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill a […]
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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 | 18 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 Life Archive
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![Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped install our little […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LFL-Sep-2018-115x115.jpg "Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary")
Little Free Library – One Year Anniversary
Posted on September 13, 2018 | No CommentsReading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison One year ago my children and a couple of West Point cadets helped install our little […] -
![Fun, colorful, classic. The first two clash with the third, because when we think of classic, especially in fashion, we think modest, elegant, subdued. Designer Kate Spade made the trio possible […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-13-at-10.23.42-AM-115x115.png "A Remedy Much Desired – Suicide & Three Poems by Max Ehrmann")
A Remedy Much Desired – Suicide & Three Poems by Max Ehrmann
Posted on June 13, 2018 | No CommentsFun, colorful, classic. The first two clash with the third, because when we think of classic, especially in fashion, we think modest, elegant, subdued. Designer Kate Spade made the trio possible […] -
![Deep Work If you haven’t read Cal Newport’s book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, I recommend it. A friend gave it to me for my […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0004-115x115.jpg "Deep Work, Digital Detox, and the Year of the DOG")
Deep Work, Digital Detox, and the Year of the DOG
Posted on February 25, 2018 | No CommentsDeep Work If you haven’t read Cal Newport’s book Deep Work, Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, I recommend it. A friend gave it to me for my […] -
![WINTER SOLSTICE There are sunnier days ahead! The days are getting longer with the winter solstice just past. Day length on December 22 is two seconds more than yesterday in […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-23-at-12.08.33-AM-115x115.png "Fruitcake & Friends & Truman Capote")
Fruitcake & Friends & Truman Capote
Posted on December 23, 2017 | No CommentsWINTER SOLSTICE There are sunnier days ahead! The days are getting longer with the winter solstice just past. Day length on December 22 is two seconds more than yesterday in […] -
![Buster Brown came to town on September 16, 2017. He is our family’s first ‘rescue’ dog. Until now we had dogs from a breeder and the pet store, and […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Billy-pawfect-life-rescue-115x115.png "Pawfect Rescue – Our First Adoption Dog")
Pawfect Rescue – Our First Adoption Dog
Posted on October 6, 2017 | No CommentsBuster Brown came to town on September 16, 2017. He is our family’s first ‘rescue’ dog. Until now we had dogs from a breeder and the pet store, and […] -
![The Little Free Library (LFL) is up, in the yard, along the road, by the wooded end of our lot. It is full of books of all kinds, fiction, non-fiction, young […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4576-115x115.jpg "Little Free Library – Charter # 46480 – For the Love of Reading")
Little Free Library – Charter # 46480 – For the Love of Reading
Posted on September 12, 2017 | 3 CommentsThe Little Free Library (LFL) is up, in the yard, along the road, by the wooded end of our lot. It is full of books of all kinds, fiction, non-fiction, young […] -
![“I, [state your name], do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and bear true allegiance to the National Government; that I will maintain and […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Oath-R-Day-postcard-115x115.jpg "July 4th – An Oath Ceremony at West Point")
July 4th – An Oath Ceremony at West Point
Posted on July 4, 2017 | No Comments“I, [state your name], do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and bear true allegiance to the National Government; that I will maintain and […] -
![What is the average amount of time a student spends on task without interruption? What are the three root causes of interruption? How do students achieve excellence given these digital […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_4200-115x115.jpg "The Pursuit of Excellence – Music & Mother’s Day")
The Pursuit of Excellence – Music & Mother’s Day
Posted on May 13, 2017 | 2 CommentsWhat is the average amount of time a student spends on task without interruption? What are the three root causes of interruption? How do students achieve excellence given these digital […] -
![Word of the day: a cephalophore is any of a group of Catholic martyrs who were supposed to carry their heads in their hands. Also: The family of mollusks with distinct heads. […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Summer-2011-868-115x115.jpeg "Keep Chirping – Poetry & What Divides Us")
Keep Chirping – Poetry & What Divides Us
Posted on April 28, 2017 | No CommentsWord of the day: a cephalophore is any of a group of Catholic martyrs who were supposed to carry their heads in their hands. Also: The family of mollusks with distinct heads. […] -
![This spring cats are everywhere, in my reading, on my whiteboard, in illustrations. I came across Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot in Haslams, a […]](https://treehouseletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_4834-115x115.jpg "Spring Cats – Feline Poetry & T.S. Eliot")
Spring Cats – Feline Poetry & T.S. Eliot
Posted on April 14, 2017 | No CommentsThis spring cats are everywhere, in my reading, on my whiteboard, in illustrations. I came across Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot in Haslams, a […]