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Aesop

The Darndest Things: The Dangers of Reading Aesop

We did last night what we do most every Wednesday night: we drove our two oldest children to Awana. And as we were driving along, we had this unexpected conversation: A.: I’m cold!E.: I’m freezing!Me: I’m frigid.Daddy {feeling silly}: I’m a donkey!E.: You’re an ass! It was at this point that all of time stopped. My husband was flabbergasted, and I was doing all I could to control what had the makings of uncontrollable laughter. Si looked at me with Continue Reading…
December 10, 2009
Aesop on Politics

Part of today’s reading was a very interesting fable from Aesop called The Frogs Who Wished for a King. The frogs in this story are “tired of governing themselves.” So, they ask Jupiter for a king, one who will “rule them in a way to make them know they were being ruled.” They also want someone who really acts like royalty and will “entertain them with pomp and display.” In the beginning, Jupiter tries to protect them from their own Continue Reading…
October 29, 2008
Another Poetic Knowledge Recap

I still have quite the collection of quotes. Reviewing them all, typing them up, reflecting on them one last time…the whole process helps solidify what I’ve learned. It’s a process that I’ve performed many times before, only once upon a time it was done in a private journal. Because blogs hadn’t yet been invented. That’s an interesting thought. Anyhow, here are some more quotes from Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education. Did I mention I love this book? I love Continue Reading…
July 8, 2008