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Hillsdale College: On seeing Dr. Arnn in his Cybertruck
Dr. Arnn loves his Cybertruck and we love Dr. Arnn.
Troy Kinney
Mar 42 min read


The Prayer of Jabez, a critique
What ever happened to Dr. Bruce Wilkinson’s book The Prayer of Jabez ? Back in the day it enjoyed great success. The book hit the top of...
Troy Kinney
Oct 1, 202013 min read


Has poor Harry Potter has gotten a bad rap?
Writing from my past I was reminded that I had once written a sort of defense of the Harry Potter series. So , I looked and found one of...
Troy Kinney
Jul 22, 20198 min read


Two Ways to Read?
I think there are some interesting things in this piece by Zat Rana: There Are Two Ways to Read — One Is Useless My immediate problem as...
Troy Kinney
Nov 27, 20181 min read


Captain America - Winter Soldier
I found the two following excerpts from the dialogue of the movie quite interesting. I thought they might be worth some discussion,...
Troy Kinney
Oct 24, 20182 min read


No More Bible Stories
In teaching public high school literature there are very often ideas writers share and connect that are allusions to other literary...
Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20181 min read


Mr. Anderson, English 102
The second semester of my freshman year in college I had an interesting English prof. His name was Mr. Anderson. He loved to pick on the...
Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20185 min read


Book Review: The Great Gatsby
People also believe that George Wilson kills Gatsby out of jealousy and revenge. But this is not what really happens.
Troy Kinney
Apr 20, 201813 min read


The Science of Teaching? Part 3: "Killing the Golden Goose"
It is as if experts in educational practices believe that teaching can be boiled down to a paint by numbers exercise. They've study the...
Troy Kinney
Apr 16, 20182 min read


The Science of Teaching? Part 2: Quantifying
The funny thing about art is that it is called art for a reason. Things that are not art will never be art, like reprints (of art),...
Troy Kinney
Apr 14, 20182 min read


The Science of Teaching? Part 1-Painting Parties
Easels are ready to go, equipped with awaiting canvases. Corks pop and wine flows. The smiles are genuine but the nervous anticipation as...
Troy Kinney
Apr 10, 20183 min read


The Little Prince and Our Modern Educational Practice
Can she get accepted into Werth Academie? The Little Girl had to answer the One Big Question.
Troy Kinney
Oct 25, 20168 min read
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