Peter Crooke Coyote visited me last night as I slept by the stream where I set my campsite under the wispy clouds shone by the grace of the moon. I had heard the snappingIn the waterBut thought some turtle had grabbed a tasty morsel, Or a playful fish had flown Into the airUnder the protection of … Continue reading The Secret Visit
Author: Peter Crooke
On a Truer Self
Success, as it defined by our culture, is simply a set of rules that seem to offer the perks of success, money, accolades, high regard of those those fellow men. There is a truer self, I have noticed. Philosopher Charles Taylor wrote in Sources of the Self, “The issue of our condition can never be … Continue reading On a Truer Self
The Speed of Time
Queenie shifts her bobbins lovingly. Her skill of weaving handmade lace is no longer needed, as her craft is no longer needed in this late nineteenth-century hamlet. Looms now produce the lace in volume and at speeds that render the work once handcrafted by people like Queenie obsolete. But she persists, as any artist must. … Continue reading The Speed of Time
Because It Is Time
Our classrooms are empty. But let’s not pine for a model that will not return, anyway. Steve Jobs, in a clear and decisive response, when President Obama asked him how we could coax manufacturing back to the United States, replied: “Those jobs aren’t coming back.” Even if we get our children back in the classroom—and … Continue reading Because It Is Time
Innovation Because We Have To
The horrible reality of change is that it is as inevitable as a broken heart. Who among us, though, would trade falling in love to avoid a broken heart. Most dive into love because it is the foundation for all else that we do while we kick up dust in the rest of our lives, … Continue reading Innovation Because We Have To
Community-Based Learning
I was invited, recently, to appear on a local TV interview show, The Legacy Marker with Eugene Hough. The Legacy Marker Program is a program designed to restore and preserve historical markers while also gathering historical data to build a local history. What better way to do this than to engage local high school students … Continue reading Community-Based Learning
This Run is Personal and Good Old Fashioned Road Races
TRIP 10W 5K Plan 2 I have loved road racing for as long as I have been a runner. Two of my older brothers were runners and attended colleges in New England (and I followed suit a few years later), and I sat transfixed at their feet as they told stories of road races and … Continue reading This Run is Personal and Good Old Fashioned Road Races
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