What I get to do “for a living” everyday (learn about the world with 13 and 14 year olds and attempt to share their visions) is a tiny horse. Excellent post (make sure to read the punchline at the end): Frank Chimero – There is a Horse in the Apple Store: “There is a horse [...]
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Medium and Impact of Technology
by Sam Harrelson on 02. Sep, 2010 in Philosophy, Technology
I’ll be participating in the Art Now panel on art and tech at Hub-Bub here in Spartanburg in a couple of weeks. Should be a great discussion, so come by if you’re in the area. Hub-Bub.com – General Events: “Week 2: TECHNOLOGY: MEDIUM AND IMPACT with guest panelists: Sam Harrelson – Physical Science & Robotics [...]
Thoughts On Being 32
by Sam Harrelson on 22. Aug, 2010 in Education, Family, Philosophy, Technology
I turn 32 today. I’m halfway to 64 (will you still love me when I’m 64?). Just some thoughts on this Sunday morning… – I agree with Leo Laporte, although I’m “over” social media because all of this wonderful (or mundane) content we are creating is locked inside pretty boxes held by companies looking to [...]
Why I Mow Grass
by Sam Harrelson on 11. Aug, 2010 in Education, Philosophy
Read the whole thing, it’s worth the 4 minutes… The Smart Set: The Metaphysics of Cutting Grass – August 5, 2010: “Perhaps I yearn too much to hear my echo in the world. Yes, occasionally, I do hear from a former student, several years out, that something I said or did has assumed some meaning [...]
Caring is Creepy
by Sam Harrelson on 30. Jul, 2010 in Education, Philosophy, Science
These are all my tweets. I stand by them: Science teacher: Twitter is creepy: “We wield phenomenal power over students. We forget this at our (and our students’) peril.” Caring is creepy. So is teaching, really. Life is pretty creepy if you think about it. Maybe I should stop being offended when Michael calls me [...]
Thinking Baptists Reboot
by Sam Harrelson on 28. Jul, 2010 in Philosophy, Politics, Religion
Thomas and I have rebooted the Thinking Baptists podcast: Thinking.FM – ThinkingFM – Thinking Baptists 10: Tent Pole in the Temple Here is the mp3 (btw, when is someone going to make a good HTML 5 enabled podcast player? I don’t want to waste time/resources on a Flash player since they aren’t iOS supported and you [...]
Street Preaching
by Sam Harrelson on 25. Jul, 2010 in Philosophy, Religion
You all realize you’re just egging these folks on by making videos, tweets, etc right? I know it’s good for smiles and yells (or clicks if you’re a “news” org), but as a Baptist with a couple of Seminary degrees under my belt, it always frustrates me to see the level of Biblical (and religious) [...]
This Is How I Want to Go Out
by Sam Harrelson on 23. Jul, 2010 in Philosophy
Top of his game… Once More, Tensions And Promise In Mideast Conflict : NPR R.I.P. Mr Schorr and thank you.
Voided From History
by Sam Harrelson on 22. Jul, 2010 in Books, Philosophy
I’m still trying to reconcile Faulkner with my own existence at the behest of Larry McGehee. This particular admonition from Faulkner still haunts me: It is my ambition to be, as a private individual, abolished and voided from history, leaving it markless, no refuse save the printed books; I wish I had enough sense to [...]
Work of Philosophers vs Work of Scientists
by Sam Harrelson on 19. Jul, 2010 in Philosophy, Science
From Discovery Education (warning, it’s a PDF). It’s taken me 31 years and I can barely tell the difference between the two if at all. The trick is to help students realize that science wasn’t (magically) discovered in the 1600′s by Galileo (as this guide would have us to “believe”). Nor has science progressed on [...]
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