Troy Kinney
Writing from my past
I was reminded, so I looked and then found one of my old pieces published in The Chalcedon Report back in 2002. I remember that I was...
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Troy Kinney
- Nov 27, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Troy Kinney
- Oct 24, 2018
- 2 min
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,...
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Troy Kinney
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
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...
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Troy Kinney
- Aug 20, 2018
- 5 min
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...
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Troy Kinney
- Apr 21, 2018
- 13 min
The Great Gatsby or Eggs That Betray- Getting Past Fake News
People also believe that George Wilson kills Gatsby out of jealousy and revenge. But this is not what really happens.
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Troy Kinney
- Apr 17, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Troy Kinney
- Apr 15, 2018
- 2 min
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),...
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Troy Kinney
- Apr 11, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Troy Kinney
- Oct 26, 2016
- 8 min
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.
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