Feel the Burn
One of my favorite books is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The futuristic dystopian novel features firefighters who burn books in a...
The Soldier's Shield
At various times during my life, I have devoted much time and study to this historical period or that. I've entertained a fascination...
Climb 100 Mountains
Mountains cast a shadow At times it's hard to tell Will darkness overtake you Will you succeed or fail Though I've climbed a hundred...
The Broken Shard
Linda Sue Park wrote an award-winning book that I loved to share with my students. A Single Shard is a boy's journey to take a tiny shard...
Discimus Vitae
Most people won't understand the title of this post. However, I can give you a few clues. Think disciple, discipline, interdisciplinary....
When Plans Change
I always wanted to be a teacher. I wanted to be Miss Beadle when I grew up: smart, kind, firm, a talented teacher with great ideas. My...
Logophiles Unite!
My nerdiness extends down many avenues, side-streets, and dark alleys. I like obscure historical facts, baffling scientific studies, and...
The Next Reading Challenge
You all have watched me plod through my annual Fiction Fast, and I've shared my insights from Nicholas Carr's The Shallows: How the...
What did the librarian say on September 6?
Happy National Read A Book Day! What is your favorite book? It's a joke among bibliophiles that we can never pick just one. We tend to go...
Do you remember?
I am still in awe of the memorization skills of Laura Ingalls as a teenager, when she and one other girl (whose name escapes me) recited...
