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Public Schools Not Keeping Up

Feb 18, 2019 | Engaging Education, Eugene Doremus

Public Schools Not Keeping Up Way back in 1979-1980, I earned one year of college credit at March Air Force Base in California by watching videos. This was even before VHS; the tapes were bigger than VHS. We called them U-matic. I was in the Air Force, married...

Christian Worldview: Disillusionment

Mar 15, 2018 | Christian Worldview, Eugene Doremus

Christian Worldview: Disillusionment Disillusionment: The Christian Response Do you remember the scene in the movie Braveheart when William Wallace is betrayed by Scottish noblemen? He thought they were on his side during a crucial battle against England only to...

All Religions Have Zealous Followers, but All Zealots Do Not Behave the Same

Nov 10, 2017 | Christian Worldview, Eugene Doremus, Online Homeschool

All Religions Have Zealous Followers, but All Zealots Do Not Behave the Same Religious zealots are not created equal. Do you know someone who is religious, someone whose life seems to be guided by his or her faith? The way they talk, the things they do or don’t do,...

The Great American Eclipse of 2017

Aug 27, 2017 | Engaging Education, Eugene Doremus

The Great American Eclipse of 2017 I’m continuing the topic of the upcoming solar eclipse known as the Great American Eclipse. The states the eclipse will traverse are, in order: Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee,...

The Total Solar Eclipse of 1919

Aug 17, 2017 | Engaging Education, Eugene Doremus

The Total Solar Eclipse of 1919 The Total Solar Eclipse of 1919 Today I want to explain how the total solar eclipse in 1919 made Albert Einstein a celebrity. To do that, I must refer to his General Theory of Relativity. And I simply cannot grasp it. I was taught it,...

Astronomy: Lost and Found

May 9, 2017 | Eugene Doremus, Rigorous Courses

Astronomy: Lost and Found Astronomy is by far the oldest science. Adam and Eve certainly marked off their days by the rising and setting sun, and marked their months by the moon’s phases. They watched the star patterns come and go with the seasons. And about one...