by Phil Houseal | Oct 19, 2017 | All Articles, Education, Philosophy
Oct 18, 2017–As my granddaughter dropped scavenged coins into her piggy bank, I realized I am seeing the last generation that will use this method of saving. Coins are obsolete. I hate to calculate the time spent first as a student, then as a teacher and parent either...
by Phil Houseal | Aug 31, 2017 | All Articles, Education, Philosophy
Aug 30, 2017–Entering my third wave of reading to kids–first as a kindergarten teacher, then as a parent, now as a grandparent–I have firm opinions about children’s literature. When I choose a book to read to kids, the main criterion is this: it must be engaging to...
by Phil Houseal | Aug 17, 2017 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
“Go outside and get the stink blown off.” Aug 16, 2017–Those loving words passed through my mama’s lips every time we kids got underfoot and on her nerves growing up. Turns out, although phrased more diplomatically, that advice might be the best way to raise kids....
by Phil Houseal | Aug 2, 2017 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country
Aug 2, 2017–When it comes to whistles, Jeffrey Wanek would rather overblow than suck. Wanek is a basketball referee. The Fredericksburg High School and Texas Lutheran graduate is in his sixth year officiating games at the high school level and for college Division II,...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 9, 2017 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country
July 12, 2017–I always thought it was called cursive because I cursed it when my 4th-grade teacher gave me a C in Penmanship. Even my immature brain wondered why we started school painfully learning how to print letters, then had to unlearn it and switch to making...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 6, 2017 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country
Update: Mensa will administer the Mensa qualification test on Friday, Oct 6, at Schreiner University from 1:45 to 4 pm in the “Fishbowl.” For details, call Gary at 830-739-1730. Sample Mensa test and answers at end of column. July 6, 2017–When I entered...
