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Harvard Classics Five-Foot Shelf of Books Reading Guide - 15 Minutes A Day
A year-long reading program through the classic works of the western world.
Harvard Gazette: 'Towering figure' in Latin literature Bailey dies at 87
Continuing my stroll down via memoriarum, Harvard Classics department chairman Richard Thomas recalls Shackleton Bailey's importance to our understanding of Cicero and the late Roman Republic through his editions of Cicero's letters.
The Letter People - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The popular phonics teaching tool from the '70s and '80s featured Mr. M with the munching mouth, Mr. T with the tall teeth, Mr. H with the horrible hair.... Each letter had its own song and a kid-sized inflatable figure. The vowels were Misses and the consonants were Misters until a politically correct makeover in the 1990s. (Mrs. Sandy Bates, Catoosa Elementary kindergarten teacher from 1970 to 1998, used the Letter People to teach phonics.)
MORE: Find original Letter People songs, videos, and activity sheets here. And here's Mister M singing about his munching mouth. (Hat tip to Irritated Tulsan.)
Catchy tune for memorizing the names of the U.S. Presidents. (Via Club for Growth.)
What if they're not smart enough? | Dallas Morning News | Rod Dreher
"Globalizers of the left and right keep saying that American workers have to be re-educated and retrained to compete in a world market in which manufacturing jobs move overseas. But what happens to workers who lack the cognitive abilities to do the higher-level 'knowledge' work the new economy requires of them?" And see a response to the column from a business consultant who works in the construction industry: "[Industry leaders] found one of the problems is that high school counselors keep encouraging kids to go to college" -- thus misdirecting young people who would thrive in hands-on work but won't succeed in college.
Oklahoma voters need a way to dump lousy school board members. Case in point: Dennis McCord, president of the Welch School Board, who has been banned from school property by the superintendent for being a Sports Dad from Hell, cussing out coaches and threatening the superintendent over his kids' playing time. Despite censures from his fellow board members, McCord refuses to resign and nothing can be done to force him out, short of a criminal conviction. (Via Welch alum Tyson Wynn.)
sporcle: Can you name the Counties of Ireland?
One of a massive collection of memory and trivia games, covering geography, sports, religion, history, and entertainment.
Abortionist Caught on Tape | Students For Life
Why is baby killer George Tiller speaking at the National Education Association? "Students for Life of America (SFLA) today released video exposing footage of abortionist Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, KS openly discussing children who 'slip out' accidentally during an abortion and are 'born alive' or with a 'heartbeat'.... Dr. Tiller, who currently faces 19 criminal charges for illegal late-term abortions in the state of Kansas, stated 'If the baby is born alive, that is sloppy medicine.'..." (Via La Shawn Barber.)
World On the Web: Christian schools vs. conveyor belts
Marvin Olasky: "Christian schools should teach children to resist superficial happiness, the kind that comes too easily. They should want their graduates to be restless selves rather than diverted selves - to be, as Walker Percy says, dislocated humans rather than happy chimps. They should recognize that a lack of self-esteem can hurt, but unearned self-esteem can hurt even more. They should help students to locate themselves spiritually."
