Category Archives: Education Issues

More Nonsense in Current News–Propaganda at Work

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Jerry

Here are some headlines from my “News Feed” that I saw just now with links and my comment on the headline in some cases: TITLE: Kabul airport explosions hit crowds amid evacuations, The Wall Street Journal LINK: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kabul-airport-explosions-hit-crowds-amid-evacuations/ar-AANLzDs?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531 MY COMMENT: … Continue reading →

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Daily Bible Nugget #645, Proverbs 22:3

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Jerry

The Nugget: Pro 22:3  A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. (KJV) Pro 22:3 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get … Continue reading →

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Boost the Impact of Your Outreach

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Jerry

I have noticed that very few individuals and churches are reaching out to their immediate neighborhood and community by helping both children and adults improve in reading. I was asked to devise and conduct such an  outreach at a neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Daily Bible Nugget #597, Hebrews 5:12

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget: Heb 5:12  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of … Continue reading →

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Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Bet” and the impact of Bible reading

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Jerry

Teaching great literature is very hazardous should you focus on the details, like theme and climax. “The Bet” is the story of a banker and a lawyer who made a mutual bet. The lawyer said he could stay in solitary … Continue reading →

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Daily Bible Nugget #583, Psalm 94:20

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget: Psalm 94:20  Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? (KJV) Psa 94:20 Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? (ESV, English Standard Version) Psa … Continue reading →

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Education does not need to stop when schools close!

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Jerry

Concern about the corona virus (Covid-19) has prompted panic buying of toilet paper and the closing of schools. When I taught public school in Detroit, Michigan, there was often a shortage of toilet paper in the student lavatories. Part of … Continue reading →

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Daily Bible Nugget #559, Romans 12:9

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget: Rom 12:9  Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. (KJV) Rom 12:9 Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything … Continue reading →

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Daily Bible Nugget #557, Genesis 1:21

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Jerry

The Nugget: Gen 1:21  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. (KJV) My … Continue reading →

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The surest weapon against bad ideas

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Jerry

Proverbs and Quotations “The only sure weapon against bad ideas is BETTER IDEAS.” A. Whitney Griswold My Comment: One source of the best ideas is the Bible. You can find good ideas in many well-written books. In my teaching career … Continue reading →

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