Locks and Cheese Crackers
Experiential education is at its best when teachers can successfully link the abstractions of academic lessons to concrete, authentic experiences. … Continue reading Locks and Cheese Crackers
Author: kmparentin
The Woodbine Beagles
A case for a combined foot and mounted pack near St. Louis… *Note: Parenthetical (hot links) correspond with images and … Continue reading The Woodbine Beagles
On Keeping Warm in a Cold Hunt Field
Intro :: The hunting months can be chilly. By the time we begin our formal season in earnest, we are … Continue reading On Keeping Warm in a Cold Hunt Field
Managing Risk in the Hunt Field
I was recently present in the hunt field for a rather unfortunate injury. It was not life threatening but painful … Continue reading Managing Risk in the Hunt Field
On the Origins of American Adventure Education
Adventure Education, one of the pillars of the broader philosophy of Experiential Education, is an enduring element of American teaching … Continue reading On the Origins of American Adventure Education
Where Eagles Dare
An unlikely resident of a Finnish mental institution often sat by himself in the hospital’s commissary. He wore thick coke-bottle … Continue reading Where Eagles Dare
The Fly Fisherman Who Always Was
When a gentleman becomes enamored of a sport or pastime, he begins to find ways to work it into every … Continue reading The Fly Fisherman Who Always Was
On Zen and Flow
As an antidote to the tumult and frequent unpleasantness of modern working life, a modern gentleman should seek in sport … Continue reading On Zen and Flow
On Second Hand
~ There are many things I love, and for which have no use. When I look around my home I … Continue reading On Second Hand
Fond Memories of My Parents
Gail When my brother Brian was about ten years old he jumped on his bicycle and took off down the … Continue reading Fond Memories of My Parents
Gentleman Afield 