Category Archives: philosophy

Lighting a Fire for the Future

Posted on September 2, 2010 by randomyriad

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ~ William Butler Yeats I am done with filling pails. There is no joy in filling pails. Lighting fires is bright work that inspires the teacher … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts from an Unemployed Mind

Posted on August 15, 2010 by randomyriad

Late in the spring, one of my students set up this scene depicting his interpretation of Lummi Island. I appreciated it because I used to live there.  As I was going through the photos on my camera I found this … Continue reading →

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One More Sentence, Please, Dear Reader/Writer?

Posted on August 6, 2010 by randomyriad

The reader! You, dogged, uninsultable, print-oriented bastard, it’s you I’m addressing, who else, from inside this monstrous fiction. You’ve read me this far, then? Even this far? For what discereditable motive? How is it you don’t go to a movie, … Continue reading →

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A Little Cervantes and Some Short, Fuzzy Answers

Posted on August 2, 2010 by randomyriad

This morning I was feeling  sick and tired of filling out endless online applications that seemed like written job interviews. When I came across this quote in Lua’s very literary Blog. It made me feel like by just trying your … Continue reading →

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Waking Up From A Dream Job

Posted on July 17, 2010 by randomyriad

Well the final blow has come. I am soon to be unemployed. I actually thought the school I am working for was going to make it. I thought we had weathered stormy night of economic bad times and come out … Continue reading →

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