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  • Reading Philosophy on Your Own

    Reading Philosophy on Your Own0

    Reading philosophy can be tough-going, and ideally, you have an expert to help you through it – at least initially. However, philosophy now has a diminished role in modern curricula, leaving most people to fend for themselves if they want to gain familiarity with the Western philosophical tradition. For those who would like to venture

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  • Reading Levels: 1908 vs. 2014

    Reading Levels: 1908 vs. 20140

    • January 13, 2015

    Some of you may remember the 1908 curriculum manual I dug up in the Minnesota Historical Society archives a few months ago. When compared with a current public school reading list, it demonstrated that today’s schools are offering a more narrow view of western civilization and a simplified level of reading material. I thought of this manual

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  • Reading Gatekeepers – the Parental Responsibility Experts Want You to Forget

    Reading Gatekeepers – the Parental Responsibility Experts Want You to Forget10

    I came across a twofold piece of good news the other day: 1) There is still something about which Americans are almost in complete agreement; 2) People want their children to become avid readers. This information stems from the chart below, gleaned from a recent NPR article which reported that a whopping 98% of respondents

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  • Reading for Rest in a Chaotic World

    Reading for Rest in a Chaotic World1

    “Annie, you know more about children’s literature than anyone I’ve ever known,” a friend remarked to me a while back. Rolling my eyes, I laughingly denied this claim. “Nonsense!” I replied, “I know someone who is far more knowledgeable about children’s literature than I am!” I was talking about a woman whom I will call

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  • Reading Books Linked to Longer Lifespans

    Reading Books Linked to Longer Lifespans0

    The health benefits of exercise have been cited over and over again in numerous scientific journals and classrooms. The gist is simple: living like a couch potato can have grave consequences. Not only that, but sitting for long periods of time has also been found to have detrimental side effects. Finally, we have a bit

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  • Reading as a Family to Give Your Children an Educational Boost

    Reading as a Family to Give Your Children an Educational Boost4

    A friend of mine recently mentioned that her one-year-old daughter was finally starting to get interested in books, even to the point of interacting with them. She then imitated her daughter’s toddler voice as they delved into a Bible storybook the other day, her little girl scolding and admonishing Adam and Eve not to eat

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