Opinion – Judy Harris: Family life in China 1993 and primary sources for social education
“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” Confucious In the summer of 1993, a fellowship…
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Opinion – Judy Harris: Cousin Walter, his nurse, and the sweetest coincidence
“Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.” Albert Einstein It was on Christmas Day, 1990 when Cousin Walter in…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Insuring culture shock in world travel wtih university students
“The mark of a good travel experience is culture shock.” Rick Steves, Travel Guru In the March/April issue of the…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Ode to teachers as school year comes to a close
“Those who know do. Those who understand teach.” Aristotle Another school year is in the books. And teachers as well…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Cuisenaire rods leading discovery, transforming math learning and teacher too
“Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” — Albert Einstein The Space Race between the USSR…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Peru, Pope Leo, and the orphans of war — hoping for no more war
“Peace is not a product that is bought; it is built day by day with justice, forgiveness, and love.” –…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Softball and Mothers at Lemker Field 1955 — mothers always on your side
“The nicest thing about teamwork is you always have others on your side.” Margaret Carty A high school junior and…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Sounds funny? A proper response to dialects
“All nationalistic distinctions — all claims to be better than someone else because you have a different shaped head or…
Opinion – Judy Harris: World Press Freedom Day, celebrating newspapers and journalists
“Give light and the people will find their own way.” –E.W. Scripps’ newspapers’ motto May 3rd , this coming Saturday,…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Happy, happy Easter — He is risen!
“Alleluia, Christ is risen!” “The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!” Easter Acclamation and response. Happy, happy Easter to each of…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Holy Week and the important days in history of Christianity
“He went boldly to the place where his enemies knew he was accustomed to pray, for he was willing to…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Textbooks? Aye? Nay? Indifferent? Choosing them is serious business
“The world itself is already a great textbook.” Ma Yansong In the early years of our country, many small schools…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Marking 5th anniversary — and remembering COVID and missed team seasons
“To be a champion requires more than being a strong player, one has to be a strong human being as…
Opinion – Judy Harris: TMU dance teams — student-athletes with perfect synchronicity, perfect symmetry
“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” Martha Graham 5-6-7-8. Perfect synchronicity. Perfect symmetry. They are Thomas More University…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Happy St. Patrick’s Day — with a blessing and a greeting
“May your troubles be less and your blessings be more. And nothing but happiness come through your door.” — Irish…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Ode to my kitchen — even by myself, I am never alone; what sweet memories
“On days when warmth is the most important need of the human heart, the kitchen is the place you can…
Opinion – Judy Harris: The Israel Fellowship enriches Lenten experiences in succeeding years
“Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each community and every believer.” — Pope Francis As…
Opinion – Judy Harris: National Haiku Month, shortest month for shortest form of poetry
“Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather it is the deep breath of life.”…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Finally it’s softball season — let the games begin . .
“You can’t always control the circumstances—only how you react to those circumstances; you can always control your attitude and your…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Poets are everywhere; are you among them?
“You can’t force poetry. The words must be born when they are born. They’re all born together like strings of…
Opinion – Judy Harris: A sobering reality, learning sad lessons of racial prejudice but friendship can prevail
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility.” Khalil Gibran February’s Black History Month began in 1970. Since its institution, I find…
Opinion – Judy Harris: What is given to the sport, and how character is revealed
“Sports do not develop character; they reveal it.” John Wooden 2018 What a winter. As I made a stop at…