Hi. I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind, with a word about … The Pass I’m sort of weird, I think, because sometimes, what rattles around in my mind almost scares me. Yesterday, because I had time to think, a thought wandered into my head and decided to sit down and…
I’m not sure how they ever figured it out; those scientists and really smart people who say that we humans are only born with two ‘factory-installed’ fears: The fear of falling, and the fear of loud noises. Now, I’m not a scientist, and I’m certainly not a really smart person, but I do have to…
I was driving down the street a few weeks ago, when I passed one of my favorite eateries here locally. And a sign in the window of that place caught my eye, and reminded me of a blog I had read just the previous day. I don’t read many blogs. They arrive every day in…
For the past few weeks, I’ve been sharing about a recent visit I had to a 5th Grade classroom, and the posters I noticed that the teacher had used to decorate her class. One poster was titled: “The Questions You Should Be Answering.” And the questions were these: What are you doing? What are you…
For the last three of weeks, I’ve been talking about a recent visit to a 5th Grade classroom, and the posters I noticed that the teacher had used to decorate her class. One poster was titled: “The Questions You Should Be Answering.” And the questions were these: What are you doing? What are you supposed…
For the last couple of weeks on A Classic State of Mind, I’ve been talking about my recent visit to a 5th Grade classroom, and the posters I noticed that the teacher had used to decorated her classroom. One poster that seemed to take precedence over all the others was the poster titled: “The Questions…
Last week, on A Classic State of Mind, I talked about my recent visit to a 5th Grade classroom, and the posters I noticed that the teacher had used to decorated her classroom. All of the posters around the room centered around the idea of excellence in writing, and the tools needed for telling a…
I’d almost forgotten what it was like, really. It’s been so long since I was in Miss Graham’s 5th Grade class at Marshall School in Granite City, Illinois, where I grew up. I remember some things pretty clearly. I started playing trumpet the year I was in the 5th Grade, and Mr. Meyers would come…
Hi. I’m Ken Jones, and this is A Classic State of Mind, with A Word About … Humility How are you known? If friends, family members, acquaintances were to describe you, what kind of words would they use? How are you known? Or, perhaps an even more telling question, “How would you like to be…
I noticed something the other day on a sign — one of those road signs that workers put up when they’re working on the highway or a road. One of those big, orange signs. You’ve seen them, I’m sure. And, over the course of my life as a licensed driver, I must have seen a…