About Thrasymachus
2013 Northwest ISD teacher of the year, Humanities Texas 2012 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, and 2011 Outstanding Educator of North Texas Award (North Central Texas College). I'm currently a Regional Digital Learning Consultant with the Education Service Center Region 11 in Ft. Worth, Texas and a college government educator who incorporates philosophy, technology & humor. A student through and through, I walk with my students in their learning. Most importantly, I'm blessed with the 3 most perfect kids eva! I love on them ery day!!!
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Listen to my Bitesized Education Microcasts here! I just got married in November of 2018. My family has now grown to 4 mini-humans and the two adults that seem to be in charge most of the time. My wife, Wendy, … Continue reading →
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Ralph Waldo Emerson and an immortal sea creature… Quick, what do they have in common?! Watch the following video and we’ll get to the connection later on… Ralph Waldo Emerson was a bit of a nut… but I appreciate his … Continue reading →
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“True love is your soul’s recognition of its counterpoint in another” One of my favorite movies of all time is Wedding Crashers. It’s funny, chaotic, irreverent, and… at times… deep (as this clip suggests). Now… Whether the line said above … Continue reading →
Rudolph was a treasure waiting to be discovered. Irritants become advantages in the right situation. My impatience irritates a person on my team. (It probably irritates lots of people.) I’ll call him Mr. Compassion. In a morning meeting, we decided … Continue reading →
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Faith is hard. LOL & also UGH… Harvesting the fruits of faith is difficult even though they are among the sweetest of things. Faith, in one estimation, is the belief that something WILL happen without having absolute PROOF that it will. Faith means … Continue reading →
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Words …even normal, daily yakkings … carry scars, culture, history, and a family lineage with them…much like people do. If one is an over thinker like I am (not a badge of honor, to be sure…like Aristotle once said, you … Continue reading →
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; otherwise, you’ll become a philosopher. ~Socrates Socrates was married. We know that from several sources. Socrates had more than one child. That is also mentioned in several sources … Continue reading →
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