A Year of Reading

In the town we lived in when my kids were born, our local library had a "1000 Books by Kindergarten!" program. Kids who reached this achievement won their names on the wall, a free book, and even a stuffed animal, I think. I'm not really sure, because I never signed my kids up for it....

Book Therapy

I recently discovered the podcast "What Should I Read Next", hosted by Anne Bogel, and at 300 episodes, I have no idea why I'm just now finding it. While I enjoy listening and constantly adding to my "to read" list, I'm also fascinated by the format. Anne asks each guest to name their top three...

Living Deliberately (or A Mom Who Reads)

Disclaimer:  I promised this wouldn't turn into a "mommy blog" and I intend to keep it that way.  This post will use the word "mom" a lot, and because of that I debated whether or not to share it here.  I decided, yes, it applies, because it's less about my daughter and more about how...

Don’t Forget About the Books! (a commentary on classroom technology)

I may step on some toes with this one, but if what I'm about to say bothers you, just know that I'm speaking from a very specific point of view (that of an English teacher).  I'm not opposed to the overall presence of technology in education; I just don't want too much of it in...

A Post About Books

Fellow blogger supposedgenius162 of Thought Orchard tagged me in a book post about specific genres, and of course I couldn't resist joining in the fun!  I tried at first to limit myself to one recommendation per genre, but I soon realized that simply wasn't possible.  I am an English teacher, after all.  Books are my "thing"....