Category Archives: Reading Around
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
or, The First Meme
Acrostics -- lists and songs arranged alphabetically -- are of course a venerable tradition, uniting the ancient author of Psalm 119 with the youngest child learning to sing the ABC Song. One could say that the alphabet is the first & primary meme, the source behind every other, a natural fit for the blogosphere.
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Reading Aloud: the Words Endure
or, The Cosmic Bedtime Story
Our family's evening reading together was no more -- and no less -- difficult than all the other things we do together as a family. Day in & day out, this practice of reading builds up a foundation and a bulwark that will strengthen and protect us throughout our lives. Day in & day out, we parents are building up our children, our schools, and our communities, guarding them from a multitude of evils, just by reading aloud.
Remebering Labor, Entering Rest
To truly make this a holiday, to truly rest in praise of the goodness, truth, & beauty of Labor Day, requires contemplation.
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Feedburning Learning
Feeds & email updates are all about drawing readers into a community from the margins--which is to say, they are all about learning.
Can’t Take My Joy From Me (Michelle Shocked)
On this day, I think it is O.K. to be happy….
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RCB Bookmarks, Mid-January, 2009
Links on culture, reading, and the web.
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A Heritage and Future of Reading
When the books we have are no longer the books we knew, who will teach us to read?
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On Making the Future
To the extent that the future is shaped by human action, it is not much use trying to predict it ? it is much more useful to understand and work with the people who are engaged in the decisions and actions that bring it into existence.
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Madison Reads Leopold, 2010