‘This is not an argument in favor of orphanhood and deprivation,’ Brown writes, ‘but the existence of these eminent orphans does suggest that in certain circumstances a virtue can be made of necessity.’ [143] Instead of responding in a ‘let…
Posturing your child for the best school placement is nearly universal in America today. From one neighborhood to the next, one county to the other, schools vary greatly in their official test scores, achievements and ratings. We want the best…
When a class gets too small, the students start acting like ‘siblings in the back seat of a car. There is simply no way for the cantankerous kids to get away from one another.’ – Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath [57]…
What we really wanted was a mud room with cubbies, hooks and a bench. I wanted it to look like our own locker room in the house. Only one problem: we don’t have that kind of space (above, center, with…
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The Richmond Times-Dispatch recently wrote about an appearance by Virginia’s Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor, E.W. Jackson: [He] told his audience that those who do not follow Jesus Christ “engage in some sort of a false religion.” I immediately assumed “his audience”…