The assignment was too difficult; that much was obvious. But we all worked at it, me with increasing intensity and, in a way, excitement. Because I began to see a kind of genius behind the questions even though they were impossible to answer. Our English teacher had given us a simple worksheet of Middle English and Scottish and Gaelic words to ( Read more... )

Yesterday my older daughter came home and recited "Jabberwocky."  She had it down.  The interesting thing is, she'd only been given the assignment to memorize that afternoon.  I asked her how she was able to get it so quickly.  "It just came to me," she said.  "I've heard it before ( Read more... )