We’re All Statistics (And That’s Okay)
I was watching a documentary when this thought occurred to me: we’re all statistics. To be more accurate, I should say that my partner was watching a documentary and I was only partially paying...
Logic vs. Debate, Part 4: A Strange and Limited World
It’s extremely difficult to convey how bizarre the world of competitive homeschool debate was, but I only know this in hindsight. At the time, I thought it was deeply important. I worked hard at...
Logic vs. Debate, Part 3: Learning Curves
I must admit, finishing this logic class has been difficult for me. Of course, I didn’t expect going back to college to be easy. I just never know exactly how the difficulty will land....
Logic Class Vs. Debate, Part 2: A Reflection on Shame
Yesterday in therapy I took the time to unpack more about my experiences with debate and how those memories are affecting my college class on logic. I shared that as I write my papers, some...
Taking a Logic Class is Very Different from the ‘Logic’ I Learned in Debate
I’ve been taking a logic class in college. I went into it knowing that I would need to unlearn some things, and that some of it would be review material. After all, I debated...
Non-Toxic Positivity, Revisited
I don’t know about you, but my inbox is full of bad news these days. There’s so much happening that is genuinely frightening. This timeline doesn’t just suck, it seems to be...