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Month: February 2022

On the Nature of Education

Posted on February 17, 2022February 18, 2022 by Shelby Tone

At college or any level of school, the question, “What is an education?” merits serious consideration. After all, a school’s mission drives every facet of its functioning, from classroom design to core curriculum. However, such a question especially demands pondering given the changes in education that have occurred in the past two years under the…

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A Fool’s Progress

Posted on February 1, 2022February 5, 2022 by Shelby Tone

With Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Easter arriving in the next several months, my thoughts have been straying to the action of God and religion in my life, as well as to my life in general. A convergence of literature in my various classes—all focusing on or mentioning confessions, testimonies, biographies, or journeys toward God—supports this…

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–J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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