It’s not a line, or spectrum, from right to left, but a circle where the extremes meet. Understood in this way, the current love affair of the American far-right with Putin of Russia and Kim […]
Bread and circuses, my eye. Those Romans were amateurs. Globalization began with Silk Road traders bringing bubonic plague to Europe, wiping out a third of the population. It continued with Columbus and other Europeans bringing […]
The International Baccalaureate labels homework assignments and assessments as either “formative” or “summative.” Students quickly figure out that “formative” means ungraded, and conclude that ungraded means unimportant, and therefore optional. This is a grave error. […]
If your child is a reluctant reader, here are some suggestions: Read together. Inexperienced readers have trouble translating written words into sounds. Take turns reading, one sentence read by you, the next by your child […]
If you are a writer who has lived in just one place, has never traveled, speaks just one language, and has a limited education, you should write about your home town. Or, if like James […]
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