This past Thursday morning, my little town of Hillsdale was hit by a severe thunderstorm that caused a lot of damage in the town, including on my college’s campus. I spent part of Thursday morning driving around, just looking at the trees down and observing the effects of the power outage. This post springs from…
Month: August 2021
At the End of the Rope
Sometimes, the commonplace objects of life provide useful analogies or descriptors for more complex, abstract concepts. Consider the following examples: Using physical coins, pebbles, blocks, etc. to teach children addition and subtraction. Comparing electrons and their movements to that of the planets in the solar system. Calling a person “like a cat” and bringing to…