Archive for the 'Education' Category

Competitive Greek Anxiety, Ph.D

July 3rd, 2008 by Neal Locke

So classes start this Monday. Well, one at least — my Greek class. And from what I’ve heard, that should be enough: It’s a ten-week course, and due to the “intensity” of it all, students are highly discouraged from working part-time jobs or anything that might distract. I’ve got my textbooks already: A Primer of [...]

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Preaching…and Farewell Frisco

June 12th, 2008 by Neal Locke

This Sunday I’ll be preaching my last sermon at Faithbridge Presbyterian church, strapping on my guitar to sing my last songs with the praise team, and saying my goodbyes to all the people who have been part of our lives for the past decade. Then Amy, Grady, Abby and I will climb into our incredibly [...]

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One Laptop Per Child

November 28th, 2007 by Neal Locke

I’ve been following the One Laptop Per Child project for a couple of years now, getting more and more excited as it progressed toward becoming a reality. And now it’s here. I’m excited because it combines three things (perhaps three out of the big five things) that I’m very passionate about: The laptops are designed [...]

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Three Revolutionary Books

November 15th, 2007 by Neal Locke

Confession: I can’t read just one book at a time. Maybe it’s an ADHD thing, but I generally have three or four books on my “currently reading” shelf at any given moment. However, it’s pretty rare for all of them to be this radical, this life-changing, at once. The book I’m just finishing (and consequently [...]

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Mid-Blog-Life-Crisis?

November 14th, 2007 by Neal Locke

If a blog can have a mid-life crisis (what’s the life expectancy of a blog, anyhow?) I think this blog is in the midst of one. When I first registered the domain name “mrlocke.net,” I was a high school English teacher, and I used it to host a class website, where I posted assignments, resources, [...]

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It’s Official!

March 27th, 2007 by Neal Locke

Two weeks ago, I received another acceptance letter from Princeton Theological Seminary — this one to the dual degree program. That (and a few conversations with PTS professors, administrators, and students) was the deciding factor. A few minutes ago I put my confirmation letter and housing deposit in the mail. On the housing side, I [...]

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RateMyTeacher.com

March 23rd, 2007 by Neal Locke

Two years after my departure from full-time public school teaching, my name and “reputation” seem to have lingered on after me. Someone pointed this website out to me, and lo and behold — I’ve been rated! Looks like three out of four reviews are positive, but I sure did make one person mad. Of course, [...]

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