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I might know more about education than Trump’s nominee for Education Secretary.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 18, 2017
  • Post category:Teaching
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Betsy DeVos is Donald Trump's nominee for Education Secretary. Here are some facts that emerged from yesterday's Senate confirmation hearing:She called the public school systems a "dead end" even though…

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Read more about the article Find something to be this excited and happy about…

Find something to be this excited and happy about…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 17, 2017
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May we all find something that engenders this much excitement and happiness in our lives. This dog is my new spirit guide. My first, actually.  

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Unfair assumption #29: Football fans are more effective in emergencies

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 16, 2017
  • Post category:Sports/Unfair assumptions
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As we left the house last night, our 19 year-old babysitter was settling in to watch the end of the Atlanta Falcons - Seattle Seahawks playoff game.She'd been watching the…

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Springsteen on parents (and perhaps a path to my salvation)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 15, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography/Music
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“We honor our parents by carrying their best forward and laying the rest down. By fighting and taming the demons that laid them low and now reside in us. It’s…

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The best thing about my wife’s family might surprise you (but shouldn’t)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 14, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography/Sports
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There's many things I love about the family that I have married into. Their absolute acceptance of me despite our many differencesTheir support and encouragement of my teaching, writing, and performing…

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Read more about the article Little Guy Defeats Big Guy

Little Guy Defeats Big Guy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 13, 2017
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It's sometimes hard to imagine but important to know that the little guy is perfectly capable of defeating the big guy, as improbable as that may seem. When it doubt, remember…

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Spare your parental advice unless you know how to give parental advice

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 12, 2017
  • Post category:Parenting
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If you're a parent of a child of any age, I would like to suggest that before you dispense with any parental advice to fellow parents, you carefully consider if…

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Read more about the article On rare and special occasions, darkness can breed such light. This is one such occasion.

On rare and special occasions, darkness can breed such light. This is one such occasion.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 11, 2017
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It's so uncommon for darkness to bring such light into the world, but I think this Volvo commercial does exactly that. I laughed out loud at this commercial, which is saying…

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How many phone numbers do you know?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 10, 2017
  • Post category:Autobiography
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The ubiquity of cell phones have caused people to stop memorizing phone numbers. Scroll through a list of names or start typing their first name and you can be calling…

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The countdown begins…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 9, 2017
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In his first post-election interview with The New York Times, actor Alec Baldwin said that despite his contentious relationship with the president-elect, he does not "hate" Donald Trump.“I’m a performer, an…

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