For Star Trek TNG fans, the phrase “Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra” is meaningful. To them, it rekindles their memory of a television episode that explored language and communication. In it, the Enterprise crew encountered an alien species- the Tamarians- for which their universal translator did not work. The problem was that the Tamarians’ languageContinue reading “Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra: Vayishlach’s Biblical Literacy Moment”
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Do We Count? The Portion Mishpatim: A Ten Commandment’s Tale
do we count? in the present day, there are a lot of people that don’t count; individuals with severe substance abuse problems, homeless, and those solely dependent on living off of government handouts are among them. members of wealthy families whose existence is dependent upon family money, and adults choosing to spend their days andContinue reading “Do We Count? The Portion Mishpatim: A Ten Commandment’s Tale”
A Better CRT? Critical Responsibility Theory: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
perhaps there is a CR theory that should be taught to children: “critical responsibility” theory. the theory is simple. “responsibility” is an important value in being a productive member of to society. with this crt theory, how should it be taught in school? i offer the following as discussion points for a teacher to employContinue reading “A Better CRT? Critical Responsibility Theory: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
