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In the world of grammar, there are two aspects of structure: form and function. (Okay, there are more than that, but these are the ones...

Last year was quite a journey, and we are deeply thankful to keep serving fellow educators, parents, and their amazing children. Outreach...

A Thanksgiving lesson with my mom… My mother is dyslexic and loves history and language. At first she wasn’t in the room when a...

A few years ago, I had a student, who I'll call Autumn, and she was probably the most joyful student, maybe even child, that I've ever...

Maybe. I understand that is a wholly unfulfilling answer (even though it's likely the truth), but I think we can expand on it a bit to...

It's not every day you meet a child whose grandfather is a geologist by hobby, nor is it every child who actually cares that his...

Revelation Revolve Repay Repel Refer Recall What do all of these words have in common? You may be tempted to say they all have a "re"...

Red panda bears don't really look like red panda bears. They look like red raccoons, maybe. They kind of look like red skunks in a way,...

This year we dived deeper into some of the waters we explored last year. We've grown as educators, business owners, and human beings.

(All identifying information about the student mentioned below has been removed to protect the student.) I knew it was a different kind...

I’ve always loved architecture. Whether it’s the haunting shapes made from decades of waves washing against rocks or man-made buildings...

It’s my anniversary. Not that anniversary. Not the kind for sharing pics of myself in a white dress and veil waiting for my beloved with...

In schools across the country, practice is dying. Or it’s already dead. That seems like hyperbole, but hear me out. I work with a...

So, my son comes home from his second day in 6th grade excited about his reading class. This is great news, as reading has been a...

The fourth question. I find this last question to be the most troubling for people. Teachers aren't always confident with how to tackle...

Many of us have seen them by now. The word <their> printed with a little man as the <i>, the word <there> with the <r> as an arrow, and...

Sara and I spent this past weekend in Dayton, OH at the Etymology! VII conference. This was my third Etymology! conference, and I...