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Aug. 15, 2012
Failure is Okay on the Road to Mastery
I really liked the video in Suji's post Learn. Fail. Repeat. Paul Anderson played video games in '80s. And now, as a teacher, he's learning to apply what he learned from games to his classroom. I've written about gaming before … Continue reading
Tagged curriculum, education, games, grades, learning, literature, mastery, Teaching Tips
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Jul. 11, 2012
The Catalyst for Learning
Cherish, one of my bloggy friends, suggested I read her post on instructional technologies. The title hadn't grabbed my attention while zipping through my RSS feeds this morning, so I'm glad she encouraged me to check it out. I'm still … Continue reading
Tagged college, curriculum, education, high school, learning, lectures, literature, Teaching Tips
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Jun. 14, 2012
Keep the Picture Books Alive!
Have you read Jill's plea to keep picture books alive? I'd like to shout her message from the rooftops. I believe picture books are a vital, wonderful part of a child's education. From my position as an educator, mother and … Continue reading
Tagged books, children, literature, picture books, reading
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Jun. 12, 2012
Four Benefits of Literature-Rich Learning
It's no secret that Sonlight offers literature-rich homeschool curriculum. There are many benefits to this approach, but I'll mention four here. First, reading quality books helps us learn to receive literature, not simply use it. C.S. Lewis used these terms … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, C.S. Lewis, curriculum, education, learning, literature
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May. 8, 2012
Print vs. Film: Enemies or Friends?
In his 1985 book Amusing Ourselves to Death the late Neil Postman declared the demise of the Age of Exposition and the rise of the Age of Entertainment. He offered sober warnings about the decline of the written word and … Continue reading
Tagged books, curriculum, education, film, Homeschooling, literature, science, television
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May. 4, 2012
Spontaneous Vocabulary Practice
I'm not sure how it began. Suddenly we were spouting every word we could think of that started with the letter b: brains, bed, brix, blunderbuss, backwards, ballerina, bellicose, buffoon, bin, bobbin, birch... Yes, we're nerds. But we were having … Continue reading
Tagged books, fun, games, literature, practice, vocabulary, writing
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Apr. 23, 2012
What Horror Flicks Reveal About Literature
I'm not a fan of the horror genre. I find horror films tend to center somewhere between the lame and the ludicrous. And I'm not fond of gore. But the good thrillers have one thing in common: They let your … Continue reading
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