writing

“Good morning. A pleasure to meet you. Please forgive my attire. A difficult night.” Somewhat disheveled and wearing only a bathrobe and slippers, Frederick Forsyth greeted me from what I assumed to be a favorite armchair in his living…

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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…

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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…

PALMYRA, SYRIA—In what turned out to be the final discovery within their field of study, the world’s archaeologists celebrated Tuesday after one of them used a brush to dust off a stone fragment, revealing an ancient certificate that…

Some states like California are beginning to teach cursive to elementary school students for the first time in a decade, a move that supporters say will allow future generations to read historical documents, strengthen childrens’ fine motor…

LOS ANGELES—In a stirring message of solidarity with the message-writing format, over 350 celebrities reportedly joined together Wednesday to sign a letter declaring that they were signing a letter. “We, the undersigned, declare that we are…

As with many aspects of modern life, ChatGPT has made major disruptions in education, particularly high school English. During those critical years when students are finding their voice, forming their positions on issues, and honing their…

Cormac McCarthy, perhaps the greatest American novelist since Faulkner, passed away on Tuesday. His fiction adeptly pinpoints the most profound aspects of American culture and identity, arguably outperforming the work of many sociologists.…