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Making Use of the Library

I was working with a student last week, and she was complaining that she was so bored she started reading. Imagine! And then she read all the books in her house so she was starting to reread them. Her parents didn’t want to keep buying books on the Kindle so she had run out of.  ... Read More

 

Ayers on Good Teachers

Learning Isn’t Easy and Teaching Isn’t Simple There are many challenges in teaching that are not obvious to an inexperienced or aspiring educator; in an oversimplified view of the profession, if the teacher has a basic understanding of the material along with a good curriculum to ... Read More

 

The Importance of Economics at a High School Level

What is economics? This is a question that has been bouncing around my head these past few months, especially in light of the Covid-19 situation and the accompanying zeal with which the Federal Reserve unleashed its monetary policy throughout the United States economy. As a discipline, economics ... Read More

 

On Learning “Minor” Languages

“French!” “Hindi!” “French!” “Hindi!” Closed in during the pandemic, my partner and I play those trivial games that couples planning a family sometimes indulge in. Debating hypothetical scenarios about bringing up our (as yet) imaginary children. ... Read More

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