BOOK CLUB CLASSICS!

Whew…  My upgrade to Wordpress 2.5.1 is over — and successful!  Only 4 hours of downtime, too — not bad…

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I’ll be spending the evening playing with the new bells and whistles, but in the meantime — here is a great post from the Positivity Blog on Classic Literature – why we should read it and [...]

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Check out my new feature — free, downloadable bookmarks! 

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Each bookmark has a list of characters, brief descriptions (without spoilers), and the page or chapter where the character is first introduced.
I even left the documents in Word in case people wanted to alter them… 
Enjoy and happy reading…  We are flying home [...]

The Columbia Spectator is doing a series, every Thursday, on “a list of 50 books that we think capture the essence of each state, all while telling a great story along the way.”  We have already learned that To Kill A Mockingbird best represents Alabama — and that the capitol is Montgomery.  Then we moved to [...]

 
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Sorry for the nasty headline, but a commentary I just read in The Dallas News really has me steamed.  I’m trying to be balanced and compassionate because I have intimate knowledge of just how complex and frustrating teaching can be.  However, the piece seems to represent an indefensible position that I desperately hope does not [...]