Science and productivity by Dr. Christine Corbett Moran
When asked on The Cheeky Pint podcast how we educate our children, my husband Casey Handmer replied “benign neglect.” It’s a cheeky answer that captures something real: we’re neither tiger nor helicopter parents. But after seven years and three kids (with a fourth on the way), we’ve developed a more deliberate approach. Here’s what we’ve Read More …
In the 1800s, educated elites were expected to be proficient in Latin, Greek, classical literature, religious knowledge, moral philosophy, public speaking, writing, basic arithmetic, geometry, natural philosophy (covering fundamental physics, astronomy, and biology), music, art, poetry, classical and national history, geography, French, and social graces. Physical activities like horseback riding, rowing, and fencing were also Read More …
I enjoyed slow traveling beginning before college, before it had a name. From the age of 18 on in non-chronological order: A year in Denmark, three months in Baltimore, Jerusalem, New Jersey/New York, San Francisco, Tromsø (Norway). A month in Cairo, in Manila, on trains in Europe. Nearly a year at the South Pole in Read More …
This past May, I had the honor of giving the commencement speech for my old high school, Grandview Heights High School, in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. This is the transcript of my speech. It’s an honor to be back at Grandview Heights High School today, 15 years after I was sitting in your seats. Read More …