by Phil Houseal | Sep 6, 2018 | All Articles, Education, Music, People of the Hill Country
Sept 5, 2018–When you think of Schreiner University, the first thing that comes to mind is not mariachi music. But if an enthusiastic group of young musicians have their way, mariachis might take their place alongside Mountaineers. When Courtland Gully, a Junior from...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 19, 2018 | All Articles, Education, History, People of the Hill Country
SPECIAL: PRE-LAUNCH BOOK REVIEW July 18, 2018–Like many who grew up in the 1960s, I was a NASA nut. I followed every launch, and have vivid memories of the Mercury flights, the Gemini rendezvous, the Apollo moon landings, and the shuttle saga. I memorized the names of...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 12, 2018 | All Articles, Education, History, Philosophy
July 11, 2018–How much of your current knowledge can be traced back to a filmstrip you saw in 5th grade? Anyone old enough to remember watching Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color on Sunday evenings will remember filmstrip Fridays–or “naptime”–in elementary school....
by Phil Houseal | Jun 28, 2018 | All Articles, Education, Events, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
June 27, 2018–I’m going to write about guns. More specifically, the training to get a license to carry a gun. This is not advocacy. If you have strong feelings about this issue, on either side, you might want to skip this one. For context, I, as did anyone growing up...
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...
