Author: Kenneth Roberts Title: Northwest Passage, Rabble in Arms*, Arundel, etc. File Under: Historical Fiction, American memory Age Group: Good readers who need lots of just things to read — 10 and up** A question that comes up a lot with kids who are really good readers is what to have them read when… Read More »
Booth Tarkington’s Penrod ~ Library Project
Title: Penrod* Author: Booth Tarkington File Under: Read-Aloud, Humor, American Memory Age Range**: 9 and up If you sense that a boy is a creature whose behavior, though accompanied by disaster and dirt, does not really need to be medicated out of him, however uncomfortable a future this consigns you to, this is the book… Read More »
What if my child is the one who doesn’t fit the system?
I’m just going to throw this post out there about John Gatto’s piece, Against School, because I have some fun painting and cooking stuff to show you, and I will never get to them if I spend all my time trying to express what I think about education in compressed yet scintillating form.… Read More »