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A writer-editor-teacher’s quote of the week #7

March 23, 2014

*This week’s quote is dedicated to the wide array of American school “reformers.” “Almost nothing is so disconcerting to literacy experts as biased and poorly…
The War on Poverty, 50 years Later

March 18, 2014

Fifty years ago, in early 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson publicly called for a “War on Poverty.” This far-reaching effort in the mid-1960s brought about…
A writer-editor-teacher’s quote of the week #6

March 16, 2014

“Fear of writing gets planted in most Americans at any early age, usually at school, and it never entirely goes away. The blank piece of…
Chasing Ghosts: David Madison Dickson, Jr.

March 11, 2014

[This post is the 10th in the series, Chasing Ghosts. I recommend reading the first post to get acquainted with the series.] I’ve been looking…