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About me - Louis Marvin

Living in the real Hawaii on Oahu is not all it's cracked up to be. Yet, when you work, talk to your kid, have a fight with your wife or are having a crappy day in general, you are still in Hawaii.

I am a former soldier, a teacher with special needs kids,

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Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Guiding your child toward religion: 6 of 28
Who is to say what is right and what is wrong when it comes to religion? Who is to say that the children that follow in the footsteps of their parents in whatever their religion is are right or wrong? Some are teaching their children to kill. Some teach only pure-bred bloodlines are right. Some teach rituals, some teach by e... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Losing touch with each other in a technological society: 6 of 11
The tools you use today were all developed and first used in the military. The very things you derive so much pleasure from using were used in war first. I used the original cell phones, which were as big as a chunky shoe. The computers we use today were great big things that filled truck trailers and we had to run tape thro... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The father who is never there: 12 of 20
In addition to fathers who have abandoned their family, there is also the father (and in today's world-mothers), who have placed a premium on something other than their actual time with their children and families. They value money, job, mortgage, status, power, etc. over the family. Let's face it, you are in control of your... More..
Education > Special Education Ways to improve American special education: 18 of 29
Let me write specifically about Hawaii. We have an ever increasing population of ESL students. Let me describe what I do for them, and how I think in this state we could be the model for this population. And, believe me, when these students arrive brand new to America, they are special needs. My area of expertise is multicul... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry What is poetry?: 39 of 59
Poetry slips from our souls and lives, it cannot be contained so it roars or cries or incubates in your head until you have no choice but to tap the keys or take pen in hand. Poetry is life run through each of our mind's eyes, and bumped and bruised by our prejudices and feelings that day when we write. There are so many sty... More..
Education > College Search Which is a better first step into college: Community colleges or regular universities?: 28 of 39
Answering this question depends on the size of the university. If it is a small college, it may be on equal footing with a community or junior college. If it is a big university, like Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, then I would choose to get my foot in the door at one of the local community schools first. When y... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Process (Other) Do great writers rely more on effort or insight?: 42 of 56
Wow, did you talk to great writers? As a channeling medium for Shakespeare he laughed at the notion that we talk about him today as this great literary figure. He said, "You know, I was just trying to make some money. I was a prolific writer though and it seemed that everything I tried my hand at was of some quality." He wor... More..
Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics Fitness for children: Tips for great workouts for kids: 6 of 8
Across the United States, schools and states and school districts have felt that taking away PE, music and art will help to upgrade our students scores and minds. This is opposite of what most research tells us. In light of this, it falls heavily on the parents to make sure kids are doing their share of taking part in physic... More..
Education > Secondary School Issues Should high school students be required to volunteer in community service projects?: 44 of 55
It is the last time that we can have students under the age of 19 do good works in society, on behalf of a school. It is a great idea. And of course it can be done in conjunction with their classwork if the teacher integrates it. At a church, when a youth pastor, we had kids do work at the local Ronald McDonald House. Also, ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: What's next?: 31 of 33
What's next? We are going to grap some pastry and coffee. Then we will hit some tennis balls as a family. My daughter and I will snorkel and see our friend fish. Then I teach a tennis lesson and we will have some lunch. That is Hawaiian stlye poetry. What's next? I'm going to turned this damned computer off. Aloha! More..