Nolan McKenna, Author at Trinity ż /author/nmckenna/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:38:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 /wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-TA-Logo_V_PMS-32x32.png Nolan McKenna, Author at Trinity ż /author/nmckenna/ 32 32 Be Still In Haste, a Reflection /be-still-in-haste-1/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:38:07 +0000 /?p=10516 “from this moment, this moment is the first.”

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]]> Why I begin Algebra 2 with a Spy Novel /algebra-2-spy-novel/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:58:40 +0000 /?p=10487 Algebra 2 is a gateway to wisdom and beauty for all students. Which is why I clarify on the first day of class that I expect my students to behold the wonder Algebra 2 has to offer for the sake of their souls and not their careers.

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]]> Reflections on a Successful Season /reflections-on-a-successful-season/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:16:42 +0000 /?p=9965 I wanted to be a “ż” coach, or one who incorporated Classical Christian pedagogy into our basketball team.

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]]> The Summer Break Test /the-summer-break-test/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:38:02 +0000 /?p=10278 The good ż teacher uses their summer break to practice leisure. The good ż teacher uses her school year to practice and teach leisure. If a teacher is unable to practice leisure during June and July how can she train children to practice a life of leisure in August through May.

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]]> The Lost Tools of Burning CDs /lost-art-of-burning-cds/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:21:49 +0000 /?p=9986 Nowadays, algorithms and artificial intelligence do most of the curating for us. We have immediate access to every song ever recorded, but we have paid for it in our relationship to the songs themselves.  

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]]> Fate and the Futility of Doubt /fate-and-the-futility-of-doubt/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:05:01 +0000 /?p=9794 Is Fate escapable? Can prophecy be reversed? The Ancient Greeks commonly wrestled with these questions. Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus Rex tells of the prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother...

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