Category Archives: Education

Childhood daze

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

I overheard some high schoolers’ discussions this morning, while we sat at separate tables and ate bagels. One girl began telling her classmates: “My mom told me yesterday there were special elections and that I could vote. Well, everyone there … Continue reading →

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Hold your corner

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

I was riveted to the TV screen on Sunday evening. The Augusta Masters golf tournament was coming to a momentous close. I had just got back home. My legs ached, after standing on a pool deck most of Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 33)–What price those peaches?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

Markets. What else would warm the cockles of an economist’s heart? I was talking with someone the other day and let slip that I was trained as an economist. “Are you a Keynesian?” he asked. I laughed and replied that … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 31)–Can you help me?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

The right context. The woman picked up the telephone and dialed the numbers slowly, trying to reach her bank. “If you want to continue in English, press 1,” she heard. “If you want to speak to someone about online access, … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 28)–I know you can do it

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

Coaching. My first-born asked me to go to watch her coach her under-11 girls soccer team at a tournament this weekend. As she said, it’s not often that all of the team is being watched by their parents. I thought about … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 27)–Highly deadly black tarantula

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

Collaboration. Beware if you ask for input: you may just get put into a difficult position. But, what fun it is to have no idea and then see how others’ ideas can be melded into a lovely looking tapestry. I … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 25)–Wonderful-Redux

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

I have to laugh. I let ‘And me, of course’ read the previous post on our way to school. “You could write a little more…maybe about growing up from birth to nine years old…,” she said. How interesting! She happens to … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 21)–Test me!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

Challenges. As I lay in bed this morning, I really could not sift through the ideas in my head to decide on what to write. I dressed to play golf after I dropped my family off at their desired places. “If … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 19)–Storytellers

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

Getting that story out. I like to say that everyone has a story. Last night, I was with a friend from church doing a stint trying to help some homeless men who are trying to get jobs with computer literacy. … Continue reading →

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Lenten Reflections: Forty Things I Really Like And… (Day 17)–Getting connected

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Dennis G Jones (aka 'The Grasshopper')

Only connect. When I first went to work at the Bank of England, I had the good fortune to be managed by some very good managers–people who were technically very challenging and very thoughtful about how the people they led … Continue reading →

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