Life – Mr. Klunick Tutoring

The Lord Provides (Part 1 of Many)

I took a job at a Christian school outside of St. Louis called Westminster Christian Academy (more on that later). The wife and I lived about 25 minutes from the school in South City. One of my future coworkers lived two doors down. I was ripe for a carpool! I would have been driving aContinue reading “The Lord Provides (Part 1 of Many)”

Opportunity Cost

This is one of the most helpful concepts I’ve learned as an adult. It’s an economic principle. It makes perfect sense, and I think you can understand it and use it almost daily. Opportunity cost is the next best action you would do otherwise. Here’s an example. I’m writing this blog at the moment. I’veContinue reading “Opportunity Cost”

Goodbyes

The last day of class was always a celebration while teaching in person. No one wanted to be there on the last day of class, and everyone was excited to get on with their lives. This was true for public school in the city, public school in the county, and private school in the county.Continue reading “Goodbyes”

How I Treat My Friends

I read through the Bible every year, and I believe I’ve done the following about three times out of the ten or twelve at this point. In the middle of Leviticus, when most people are completely checked out, there’s this gem: “Now if a man loses the hair of his head, he is bald; heContinue reading “How I Treat My Friends”

The Blessings of the Internet

It used to be that, if you wanted to fit in and have a conversation with a normal person, that you needed to know things about the world. You would have needed to have read the most recent books, watched the most recent movies, and kept up with the most recent sports events, etc. WithoutContinue reading “The Blessings of the Internet”

A Day in the Life

I did not grow up a Christian, so I did not have the faith modeled for me. I share the following as an attempt to “model” for you from afar. I think it could have helped me when I was young in the faith, maybe it will help you. 0600: Wake up, drink a bunchContinue reading “A Day in the Life”

Advice for a Student Entering Public School

I have a student (or two) that shall remain nameless. He or she is going to public school next year and asked for counsel. I thought what I wrote may be helpful to others. Even if you aren’t going into public school next year, you will one day go out into the world. This adviceContinue reading “Advice for a Student Entering Public School”

The News is a Waste of My Time

It’s a pretty inflammatory title, I know. Here’s what happened. First, I ended up neglecting to vote for President Trump in 2016. I wasn’t paying much attention to things at the time, and I didn’t yet realize I was conservative on many issues (theologically and politically). So, the wife and I wrote in a thirdContinue reading “The News is a Waste of My Time”

Fast, Greasy Seafood

I eat healthy because I have a great wife. I didn’t always eat healthy. She didn’t always eat healthy either, but she was way ahead of me. I ate like a 3-year-old until I had children of my own. No matter how we ate, though, what’s coming was a rough time in our lives. Let’sContinue reading “Fast, Greasy Seafood”

Living Faithfully can be Intimidating

We moved to the city of St. Louis in order to change the world through public education. Every one of my preconceived notions about that decision eventually fell flat. I cannot express how wrong I was about so much in my life at the time. We did find a good church, however, and we madeContinue reading “Living Faithfully can be Intimidating”