Mr. Locke’s Classroom

It’s been a good weekend, and it’s winding down, now. We saw old friends and made some new ones. Grady got to go to chapel (his favorite — he’ll make a good PK). I thought visiting Columbia Theological Seminary (in Decatur, GA) would make the decision easier. I think I came with my mind pretty [...]

Moving day. Not physically (although that will come soon, too) but digitally. Today I begin migrating all of my files, applications and other software from Windows to Linux. Documents are a snap — nothing to do, since I already use OpenOffice.org and they’re recognizable straight off my thumbrdrive. I already migrated all of my bookmarks [...]

This Saturday, we received a long-anticipated letter in the mail. I’ve been accepted into the M.Div program at Princeton Seminary. Princeton is one of the oldest and most prestigious seminaries in the nation, has a great academic reputation, and (we were surprised at this one) a very family-friendly environment. It’s also the only one of [...]

Coming on the heels of the last post, it probably sounds a bit crazy to say that I’m applying for admission to Seminary, and intend to pursue ordination as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church. It is certainly that, at the very least. Last week, Amy, Grady, and I packed up [...]

So, I guess I took the summer off from blogging. It wasn’t permanent, though–I believe too much in this to let it go permanently. This summer has seen some big changes for me and my family. I’ll try to explain and update somewhat in this post: Goodbye Sunset Yes, it’s official. Most of you probably [...]

It’s that time of year when students and adults alike break out the calculators to demonstrate some basic math skills. For the students, the math portion of the Texas Asessment of Knowledge and Skills is in just two weeks, and for me the Internal Revenue Service requests the honor of my annual “pledge” to the [...]

Yep. They’re finally in. Thanks to Mrs. Grimes to emailing them to me in spreadsheet format, in turn emailed to her (I think) by Mrs. Parvin. I’ve already noticed all sorts of interesting trends and tidbits of fascinating data–if you want to see YOUR scores, come by my portable before or after school. Some of [...]