by Phil Houseal | Oct 13, 2019 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Oct 9, 2019–If I asked you to write your Creed–to make a list of 25 things you believe to be true–what would you write? That’s the assignment Fredericksburg Middle School teacher Kacey Forks gave to her Pre-AP English students. She had learned of the idea at a...
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 | 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....
