Reading

[erinwrites]

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I am positively overwhelmed by reading material right now.

Last week, in anticipation of the beginning of school, I ordered Teaching Outside the Box by LouAnne Johnson. (LouAnne Johnson is the teacher who wrote the book that inspired the movie Dangerous Minds.) So far, it’s

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[ldwheeler]

But Brutus is an honorable man ...

[porpentine]

Oof, I remember (if distantly back in the mists of time) doing Caesar back in high school. My teacher definitely was of the school who wanted to ditch it as well. So, as perfunctorily as possible, we covered JC to say we'd met requirements...

...and then spent the bulk of the time that would have been allocated to dead Romans studying Othello instead. Definitely a -much- more interesting play for your high school reading experience.