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Ken Larson - who has written 8 posts on Catholic Exchange.


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Knowing We’ll Never Walk Alone

Posted on 25 June 2008

It’s June and for many in the senior classes at school there has been a graduation ceremony, and friends and relatives and out-of-town family who make a trip to see a son or daughter, niece, grandchild, brother or sister receive a diploma…

Rotten to the Core: The College Accreditation Barrel Roll

Posted on 22 December 2007

Recently my wife and I flew from California more than halfway across the country to participate in Parent's Weekend at our younger daughter's college. It's located in what some might call "fly over country." We had a great time meeting…

How Much Is That Neighborhood School Costing You?

Posted on 29 October 2007

Earlier this month I wrote about the value of teaching credentials and whether an instructor in a public or private school was likely to be more effective on the strength of having them. The implication was that parents may be putting…

What Does a Teaching Credential Have to Do with Learning?

Posted on 08 October 2007

While I was writing my novel ReEnchantment: A Schoolboys' Adventure, one of the scenes I struggled with was when the mother, contemplating schooling her own child, has doubts about her ability to do the job. There are a number of motives…

The Vulnerable Soul in The Devil Wears Prada

Posted on 28 September 2007

I don't know what the criteria is in your home regarding the movie videos and television shows the family watches, but in ours there's a pretty stringent rule prohibiting offensive or bathroom language and sexual innuendo. If you're thinking we…

What’s College About Anyway?

Posted on 20 September 2007

A few years ago, I sat with my wife and oldest daughter at the graduation Mass of our 8th grader. When you're a parent you find yourself in these situations thinking or whispering to someone nearby that "they grow up…

Movies in the (Catholic) Classroom

Posted on 05 August 2003

Lots of parents worry about their kids spending too much time watching TV — it is undeniably a commercial wasteland. At our house the often used command “turn off the TV” started to be greeted by “can we watch a…

Movie Review: Emperor’s Club Lacks the Principles It Seems To Honor

Posted on 31 January 2003

Recently our family went to the movies. It was my wife’s idea that we and our teenage daughters see Emperors Club. A radio station had been touting the film and suggesting to listeners that families should support family movies.

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