Washington has been developing the somewhat eerie feel of a ghost town over the past few weeks and months, and to make matters worse one finds evidence of official insecurity spreading outward from the White House. Snipers have been seen in the foliage on the grounds of the modest Presidential palace and careful attention perceives […]
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Me (to a high school student): Can you hear the numbers singing? Student: I can hear them laughing at me.
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Good words are a honeycomb, And their sweetness is a healing of the soul Proverbs 16:22 I’m beginning to get the impression that the sentence is making a comeback. What do you think? Do you see evidence too? Here are two pieces I’ve found: The Teaching Company released a program about two years ago called
Editors Note: This article was originally written in 2010. However, in anticipation of Dr. Taylor’s summer courses on “How To Read Shakespeare” and “How To Read A Short Story” we are running a number of articles that touch on these two subjects. We hope you enjoy the series. When I was in high school I
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(The opening sentence of this post must be read with a sigh) I don’t know, how far can you take a collection of anecdotes? But has it really come to this? If you are, and you are if you are a parent, stressing over college, consider this excerpt and read the rest of the article:
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