Book review: “Minds on Fire: How Role-Immersion Games Transform College” by Mark C. Carnes

You show up to class. But instead of takings notes while your professor leads a discussion and flips through a Powerpoint, you are re-enacting the trial of Galileo. Some students argue for the new cosmology, but those denouncing it have the upper hand. I can't wait to try out my first Reacting classroom!

Book review: Tara Westover’s “Educated”

For a book that claims not to be about Mormonism, Tara Westover's memoir "Educated" certainly had me worried about Mormonism. While many elements were familiar-- from essential oils to decrying socialism-- I was often left asking, is this the same Mormonism I grew up with?

Book review: “The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure”

Rating 5/5 Goodreads Summary The generation now coming of age has been taught three Great Untruths: their feelings are always right; they should avoid pain and discomfort; and they should look for faults in others and not themselves. These three Great Untruths are part of a larger philosophy that sees young people as fragile creatures... Continue Reading →

The idea of a university… is to teach!

The best professor I ever had was Dr Butterfield, or Tony as he asked us to call him. He taught our senior lab courses in the chemical engineering department at the University of Utah.  He put together the most beautiful and humorous presentations before lab that made you appreciate science and the scientific method for... Continue Reading →

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