I don’t read a lot of books about law, fiction or nonfiction. I tried The Firm and it just wasn’t my cup of tea. When my book club picked Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, I wasn’t sure what to expect. We had paired this book with our discussion of Between the World and Me. The one element of Just Mercy that really piqued my interest is that one of the central cases that Stevenson takes on is in the town where Harper Lee lives and […]
A Book To Cure Insomnia
It’s not everyday that one happens upon a book on foreign language pedagogy in one’s library. When I saw Teaching Spanish, My Way it surprised me that it would be something my library would carry. Most libraries don’t carry books about teaching unless they are connected to a college. I’m always looking for ideas to spice up how I teach, especially for my Spanish classes. I had really high hopes for this book. Alas, they were two high. The opening chapter gives the author’s, Dee […]
The Power of Teachers
I’m glad I met the Saga series last year. Each time a new volume comes out my wife and I race to see who can get a copy from the library first. I’ve enjoyed each volume in its own right, but as the series has progressed I’ve noticed that instead moving the plot forward, the last several volumes have settled in on one or two characters and given us a more in-depth look at their development and motivations. Sometimes this works and sometimes it feels […]
I Wish All My Problems Were This Easy to Solve
Previously, I related that I had read a book given to me during a meeting by colleague, the 1st grade teacher. Just after reading, What Do You Do With an Idea?, while I was still amazed by how good it was, she pulled What Do You Do With a Problem? from her bag and told me if I liked the former, I’d really like the latter. Just as with the first book, this second one personifies “problem” by making it a shape with legs. The same […]
This is How to Pass Boring Meetings
One advantage of working in a Pre K-12th school is that I get to hear about good books at all levels. As the meetings began at the beginning of our pre-week began (all you teachers out there know the drudgery of such meetings), I ended up next to the 1st grade teacher. She was really excited about a new book. She pulled it out of her bag and told me I had to read it right then. This wasn’t a hard choice because the leader […]
Good Not Amazing
I’m a huge fan of the Harry Potter series so I was looking forward to jumping into the world again. Sadly, this journey was disappointing. I’m going to try and not spoil a lot of things, but I can’t guarantee that it won’t reveal something you may want to read for yourself, so please continue reading at your own risk. The story basically begins with the epilogue from Deathly Hallows. I didn’t mind the epilogue, but, like most readers, I wanted more. Especially because I […]
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