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Exploring the Meaning of Words You’ve probably heard the term “wanderlust,” or else seen it scrawled across the front of a magazine or maybe even stamped on the back of a camper van in whimsical, lagoon-blue font. The concept behind wanderlust―the strong desire to wander or travel the ...

 

Coronalinguistics

COVID's Impact on Language Learning Nearly every aspect of our lives has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and has adapted to the current reality. Human languages are no exception.  The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a new lexicon of vocabulary across several world. ...

 

Book Recommendations for Winter Break!

Just in time for the holiday season, we crowd-sourced a list of book recommendations from leaders and veteran tutors at AJ Tutoring. The only requirements were that the books be appropriate for high-school-aged readers, and that they not be books that regularly show up on high school reading ...

 

Educational Link Round-Up 13

The Big Miss in Education Reform: Fiction “Kids who are given time and permission to consider what they might do next, in terms of reading and learning, take charge of their own learning in new and authentic ways. Scripted assessments leave little room for kids to think about what next ...

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