July « 2009 « The Library Table

Ben Franklin – The last four letters of American are I CAN

This great blog post by Maira Kalman of the NY Times sums up why I love teaching Franklin! Read her blog post here

Here’s a taste of her post.

Franklin has much to teach both young and old about a life of learning and productivity.

To see my course on Franklin at The Library Table click here.

Happy [...]

Over the last week, we’ve spent time hiking the West Coast Trail with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s Hymn to Matter in our minds.

Here are the words (images and videos below):

HYMN TO MATTER

Blessed be you, harsh matter, barren soil, stubborn rock: you who yield only to violence, you who force us to work if we would [...]

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