Jay

Lawyer interested in education philosophy and policy. Occasionally stylish. Credo ut intelligam.

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

This is the epilogue poem to Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass,” one of our summer read alouds. Made me tear up a bit! What a lovely literary capstone to our summer.

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

I want that Hawaii Instagram guy to ask me, "What's your favorite local song?" So I can say "Heartbeat" by J Boog. https://t.co/RyMyzQhR9x

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

Immaculate vibes driving down the highway in Maui listening to this song. "I know we got that strong love."

Ava by Rokkō.

https://t.co/JlqbrxR0Jt

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

For teacher appreciation week should I get Sara's teacher the medium pink Bogg bag + lavender Stanley cup + some desk/classroom supplies. OR should I just put cash into a card? I feel like my idea is super cute but teachers might want money more?

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

The Department of Education this week

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

When we left California, we took a month to say goodbye to our friends and favorite places. We prayed quietly in our church on a day it was empty, we spent hours at the California Botanic Garden, we delivered flowers to all our favorite people in the town village, from the librarians to the sweet ladies at the chocolate shop and our favorite bakery. It was hard to say goodbye, especially this day, pictured here, near our favorite oak tree. My heart breaks for the California children who so suddenly lost their homes, schools, and all the familiar places that make up one’s hometown. Lord be near the children and soothe their hearts.

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

@KeenanPeachy Claremont is a hidden jewel. 💗

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

If Los Angeles handles the fire like Maui, thousands will be displaced, potentially for years while rebuilding happens. The pressure this is going to put on the local housing market will be immense. Maui rents increased by 44% after FEMA placed fire victims in surrounding areas, which directly to landlords evicting old tenants in order to charge higher rents to FEMA. Even if you didn’t have to be evacuated or lost property, if you live in the area, you will be affected by this disaster.

[Nahel Belgherze @WxNB_]

New drone shot from Pacific Palisades shows entire blocks of homes literally burned to the ground. The Palisades Fire alone could become the "costliest" fire in U.S. history.

Courtesy of @KitKarzen

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

@KristyStacey2 @myHomeSmithsER @Homeschool_LLC My friend said her 12-year-old’s friends at school all want Gucci belts. 😂

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

@GRITCULT Always has been this

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

Yep, my kids are friends with younger and older kids, make fast friends and love coop/meetups and dance. They can have conversations with adults, including our doctors, pastor, friends, family. They aren’t shy. Our eldest is a natural entrepreneur and extrovert. She sold 700 boxes of Girl Scout cookies last season and wants to aim for 1K this year. Our youngest proposed a toast at Thanksgiving at our pastor’s home. Everyone loves them. They are sweethearts, funny, bright. Still immersed in the magic of childhood but well-spoken and well-read. I think most kids were this way before institutionalized schooling.

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

Everyone should read these asap.

[Bret van den Brink @BretVDB]

If you had a friend who was interested, what four books (other than the Bible) would you recommend to introduce them to Christianity?

Here’s mine:

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

When he poses a very good question and has an IQ of 5000 but he’s an AI. @sama

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

I’ve been using chat gpt to review philosophical texts, e.g. Leibniz monadology, Locke’s first treatise, presuppositionalism, Heidegger vs Hegel, etc. I stopped using it the last time when it started asking me questions about what I thought. It felt like a conversation with a person (vs. search engine results) and it kinda spooked me.

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

The classics are feasts! You can reduce a fine meal to a few morsels of protein but you won’t know what you missed. Language is an attempt to convey meaning and elegant thoughts are properly expressed in elegant sentences, themselves composed of aptly chosen words.

Our greatest writers were well-read, knowledgeable, and lived interesting lives. They had a command of English and the ancient languages. They understood the shades and tones of words and could use them masterfully.

The real marvel of the English language is that I can’t write like Milton, who was blessed by God with literary genius, but I can read him with understanding and admiration so long as I’m a competent reader. How does one become competent? By reading widely, ideally from a young age and by befriending dictionaries (especially an etymological one.) Bonus: learn about the ancient world; its languages, history, and works form the literary backdrop of many English classics.

We’re losing words (recipes!)

I’ve read Shakespeare, Milton, Bacon, and many others to my children. We don’t need to simplify the classics. We need to read good books to our children. We need to build richer literary lives.

[alz @alz_zyd_]

Starting to feel like a big barrier to undergrads reading "classics" is the dense English in which they're written or translated into. Is there much gained by learning to read "high-register" English (given some of these texts aren't even originally in English?)

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

@Teacher_Fulton Hard to choose but…

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

@danae_hudlow I was so lucky to find this hardcover set from the 60s!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Please post a bit more positive, beautiful or informative content on this platform

[Jay @jaymiranda_]

In fact, we have a duty to educate our children and there can be can no proper education for Christians that does not hold Christ in an honored place.

This begins at home; it is literally family/home education. Christian parents who use public school have the least say in their children’s education but they must still strive to provide a Christian home education in matters of Bible, doctrine, values, apologetics, etc. I’m not talking about 1 hour per week of Sunday school.