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Conquer a Classic This Christmas
Did you know it's a Christmas tradition in Iceland to exchange books for Christmas? To be specific, these books are exchanged on,...
The Worst 'School Book' Ever?
'Great American novel' or 'worst school book ever'? Having recently annotated 'The Great Gatsby' for Vocabbett Classics, I'm here to say...
The Iliad Is My Odyssey
This book has been in the making for 10+ years, if not 3,000. In a way, you could say The Iliad is my odyssey!
Pin This Poem to Your Wall. Seriously.
I have little patience for poets. More often than not, my attitude towards this admirable artistic medium runs more along the lines of,...
Are Textbooks Just 'CliffsNotes' for History?
I'm currently reading Britton LaTulippe's Revealing School: Discover What School Is Really Doing to Your Kids , and one of his claims is...
The Best Book You've Never Read (Farewell, Maggie Smith)
I can't be the only person who grew up thinking "good books" and "school books" were mutually exclusive categories. Now that I'm older...
Beauty and the Assembly Line: How Modernism Destroyed Classical Architecture
Why is classical architecture almost universally beautiful, while anything "modern" is some shapeless monstrosity of concrete, steel, and...
Welcome Back, Jane Eyre! (And Other News)
Oh, boy am I excited to tell you about a life-changing project that I have been working on for almost TWO YEARS. To make a long story...
No, English Classes Shouldn’t Be Using ChatGPT
I’ve noticed an alarming trend in society lately, and it’s to no one’s benefit. Flipping the knowledge of previous generations on its...
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