Annotating Books: A Roundup
Today’s roundup focuses on the importance of annotating a book. I first learned the skill of marking in books from Mortimer Adler, who writes: There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all...
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Mortimer Adler: The Forgotten Educational Reformer
I firmly believe that Mortimer Adler is one of the most misunderstood and neglected thinkers of the last one hundred years. Often labeled elitist and Eurocentric, people often confuse his views on education with...
Virginia Woolf on How to Read
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to jump start a disciplined morning schedule that includes regular prayer, exercise and intellectual growth. For intellectual growth I’ve chosen to read from Britannica’s Gateway to the...
Literature Circle Resources
Yesterday I wrote a rather lengthy post about Harvey Daniels’ book Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, so today I want to list a few resources for those of...
