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Education: Learning to Read is a Complex Process 

Posted on June 28, 2023 by msw blog

Re: “Give our children the most important skill: Reading” [Feb. 19, Opinion]: Nicholas Kristof ’s column was disappointing in that reading is very complex and students need many tools, including phonics. They also need sight words, context clues, sentence structure, … Continue reading →

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Explore More in Books

Posted on June 27, 2023 by msw blog

Are there any classic novels that you only recently read for the first time? — What’s your favorite book no one else has heard of?  – What kinds of stories are you drawn to? And what do you steer clear of? … Continue reading →

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Little Act o Kindness

Posted on June 26, 2023 by msw blog

RAVE to the ferry captain who stopped the ferry to protect the pod of orcas on the Bainbridge crossing. How lucky are we to live in a place where we coexist with such amazing creatures? Way to protect the pod! RAVE to the … Continue reading →

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Abandon Books

Posted on June 1, 2023 by msw blog

What book did you feel you were supposed to like, and didn’t? Do you remember the last book you put down without finishing? I abandon books all the time. I won’t name them because that feels like tacitly implying it’s … Continue reading →

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Literature

Posted on May 26, 2023 by msw blog

literature is the lie that tells the truth – Dorothy Allison Literature is strewn with the wreckage of those who have minded beyond reason the opinion of others.-Virginia Woolf Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and … Continue reading →

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