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A.I. and Education: The Promise of Chatbots
Let's start with using AI as an extension of differentiation, assuming a support role in the classroom like an aide.

Kevin D
Oct 30, 20242 min read


Roses not Cows
As I continue to prepare and transition into a new role, I had the joy to listen to a conversation between Tyler Reagin and George Kamal...

Kevin D
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Lessons Learned 1
As we wrap up an intense 14 months and with Los Angeles approaching normalcy (with the magical date of June 15), time for some reflecting...

Kevin D
May 24, 20212 min read
The Emperor of Ice-Cream by Wallace Stevens
Call the roller of big cigars, The muscular one, and bid him whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. Let the wenches dawdle in such...

Kevin D
Nov 19, 20201 min read


Preludes for Memnon by Conrad Aiken
Winter for a moment takes the mind; the snow Falls past the arclight; icicles guard a wall; The wind moans through a crack in the window;...

Kevin D
Nov 17, 20203 min read
Shine, Perishing Republic
While this America settles in the mould of its vulgarity, heavily thickening to empire 'And protest, only a bubble in the molten mass,...

Kevin D
Nov 13, 20201 min read


The Perils of Namesakes and Statues
Last night, I started reading the McCarrick report . There is a clear failure on the part of several of his brother bishops in the New...

Kevin D
Nov 11, 20203 min read
McCarrick and the Problems of Brotherhood
The report, more than 400 pages long, catalogues various reports made about McCarrick to Church officials, some of which were ignored,...

Kevin D
Nov 10, 20203 min read
Trivia
Forgive me blog for I have missed. I played socially distant trivia last night. Trivia - the accumulation of random facts and knowledge -...

Kevin D
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Comm - unity
If there was ever a time where the differentiator of a Catholic school could shine through - it's a pandemic. Our schools should provide...

Kevin D
Nov 4, 20202 min read
NaNoWriMo 2.0
Last year, I started this blog because of National Novel Writing Month - and the idea of building in more reflection and sharing into my...

Kevin D
Nov 3, 20201 min read
Emotional Energy
I'm not exactly sure why but it takes a great deal of emotional energy - often - to come up with a blog post. In the pre-COVID world,...

Kevin D
Oct 13, 20202 min read


The Loss of Socialization
Note: I have no degree. I have no research. I have only my own experience as a teacher, principal, and parent. The ultimate lead effect...

Kevin D
Apr 9, 20202 min read


Hospitality
Hospitality means primarily the creation of a free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy....

Kevin D
Feb 27, 20202 min read


Temptation in the Age of the Smartphone
"Do what you can, pray for what you cannot...if your smartphone causes you to sin, get a dumbphone." - Fr. Anthony Saroki, Homily,...

Kevin D
Feb 24, 20202 min read
Creative Struggle
I was asked recently to share what makes a successful school, and my answer was the same as it has been before. Successful schools...

Kevin D
Feb 14, 20201 min read


"Choosing to be Interrupted"
One of our favorite podcasts as a family is Catholic Sprouts - a great weekday podcast (5-10 minutes) that covers an teaching or practice...

Kevin D
Feb 11, 20203 min read
Constant Choice
You are constantly facing choices. The question is whether you choose for God or for your own doubting self. You know what the right...

Kevin D
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Validation
As long as I keep running about asking “Do you love me? Do you really love me?” I give all power to the voices of the world and put...

Kevin D
Feb 4, 20201 min read


The Center of It All
Jesus’ response to our worry-filled lives is quite different. He asks us to shift the point of gravity, to relocate the center of our...

Kevin D
Jan 30, 20201 min read
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