Tag Archives: education

Book Review: Reading, Writing, And Racism

Posted on May 14, 2021 by nathanalbright

Reading, Writing, And Racism: Disrupting Whiteness in Teacher Education And In The Classroom, by Bree Picower I would like to begin this review with a thought experiment. I have taken perhaps the most egregious passage of this book and will … Continue reading →

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The Ministry Of Rebukes: A Discussion Of Correction In The Bible: Part Two

Posted on February 13, 2021 by nathanalbright

Before we go too much further into the subject of the ministry of rebukes, it is important to know what is meant in the Bible by rebuke and correction. The classic verse justifying this is 2 Timothy 3:16-17, which reads: … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Reading To Make A Difference

Posted on January 21, 2021 by nathanalbright

Reading To Make A Difference: Using Literature To Help Students Speak Freely, Think Deeply, And Take Action, by Lester L. Laminack and Katie Kelly This book really made me upset, because it demonstrated the absence of moral and intellectual soundness … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Story Of The Battle of Shiloh

Posted on January 5, 2021 by nathanalbright

The Story Of The Battle Of Shiloh, by Zachary Kent One of the aspects of this book that is disappointing, at least a little bit, is the way that this book chooses to allocate its limited space. This is a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: More Reading Power

Posted on January 3, 2021 by nathanalbright

More Reading Power, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries It is always interesting to look at the way that a follow-up book seeks to add on to the success of a previous volume. Some books fill in the gaps … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Reading Power

Posted on January 3, 2021 by nathanalbright

Reading Power, by Beatrice S. Mikulecky & Linda Jeffries This book is one of several books that are a part of series that seek to teach English to speakers of other languages. Most of this book consists of very workmanlike … Continue reading →

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Lessons In Life

Posted on December 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

One of the things that people tend to learn, at least implicitly, very early, is just about any activity can provide some sort of learning. If education is expensive business, learning itself is something that is a universal human tendency … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Reading Lesson

Posted on December 27, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Reading Lesson: Teach Your Child To Read In 20 Easy Lessons, by Michael Levin and Charan Langton This book was, admittedly, a book that I was somewhat disappointed in and that had at least some elements of it that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: My World (Now I’m Reading! Pre-Reader)

Posted on December 27, 2020 by nathanalbright

My World (Now I’m Reading! Pre-Reader), by Nora Gaydos, illustrated by BB Sams Some books aimed at pre-readers seek to provide the reader with a set of characters to identify with as one develops the skill of reading. Other books, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: My First Books: Pre-Reading Skills

Posted on December 27, 2020 by nathanalbright

My First Books: Pre-Reading Skills, by Lynn Maslen Kertell, illustrated by John R. Maslen and Sue Hendra This particular set of books contains twelve books that are divided into four parts of three books each, and each of the books … Continue reading →

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