reading

It was only a matter of time until William Shakespeare was decolonized. After all, to paraphrase the Bard himself, he doth bestride the narrow literary world like a colossus. He is the cornerstone of English literature and has written plays…

Christmas, in the eyes of a child, is a grand affair. Children get to eat seemingly unlimited sweets, watch movies, and — most importantly to many of them — open presents. It’s easy to feel pressure to provide oodles of pretty packages with…

Because we strictly limit their screen time, my children are voracious book readers. Reading aloud is also one of the ways to build a family culture around discussion, ideas, shared stories, and connection. This year during Advent and…

Vancouver, BC – The newest romantasy, Wings of Passion, is incredibly graphic in its specificity about dragon sex. Sarah Butler was excited to read the newest novel by author Becky Yates. The third novel in the Firmament Series, Wings of…

Besides the rise in leftist politics in the classroom and the learning loss caused by the Covid lockdowns, one major issue K-12 teachers have observed in recent years is the widening learning gap between boys and girls. Girls earn higher…

I’ll start with a little negging: This list is not of light reads. Traditionally, of course, people take those to the beach and poolside. One might think a magazine would be lighter reading for such occasions, but that’s usually when I try…

The Scholastic Bookfair used to be an exciting time for kids and a place where parents could feel safe knowing their kids would have a world of interesting, educational, and enlightening reading experiences. Unfortunately, like so many…

FORT COLLINS, CO—As part of its mission to encourage learning through free expression in a natural environment, teachers at local progressive preschool Sunshine Montessori Learning Center confirmed Tuesday they had abandoned their students…

The Virginia Department of Education has approved a draft of new English Language Arts standards. They make for a dreary read. If you care about novels and poems, if you think Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are essential voices that every…

America’s education system is becoming a total disaster, but we sometimes forget it’s not all bad news. For instance, this year, California will again require its school-aged children to learn cursive handwriting, and other proposals to…