Education

Wes Widner on July 6th, 2011

Here is another reason why parents, not bureaucrats, should be the ones driving education.

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Wes Widner on January 30th, 2011

In order to learn and use Greek alphabet, you’ll need to have a suitable Greek font installed on your system. Here are a few resources to hopefully point you in the right direction: How to Read, Write, Print and Email in Greek Greek Fonts (Unicode) Ancient Greek font Unicode specification for Greek language (technical) Bible [...]

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Wes Widner on August 30th, 2010

From “the sage of Mac-O-Chee“, Donn Piatt: True education means that development of the intellectual qualities which facilitate thought. Popular education is a mere exercise of memory. To store away facts without the power to assimilate them is the grand elevating process that is to lift our youth by platoons to the same plane. Memory, [...]

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Wes Widner on May 26th, 2010

Bible Flashcards is an Android application based on the data files provided by the Crosswire Bible Society‘s Flashcard application. It contains flashcards for both Greek and Hebrew along with appropriate fonts for proper display. I’ve also included an additional lesson set titled “greekBasics” which includes flashcards for the Greek alphabet. Here are some screenshots: You [...]

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Wes Widner on October 21st, 2009

In a recent conversation a few friends of mine were talking about their favorite preachers/teachers so we all compiled a list of (mostly)1 contemporary preachers and teachers we liked and admired. Here’s my reply: While I won’t dare to compile an exhaustive list, I will take my cue from Jeff and list a few favorite [...]

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