2020: An End and a Start
Four Quartets is considered Eliot’s masterpiece, and its final lines suggest the culmination of his life’s work in this contribution: Life can be purified in the present.
Read MoreMerry Little Christmas
As the song imparts, the ‘muddle’ doesn’t preclude the ‘merry’; it necessitates it.
Read MoreLet There Be Lights
Every year, in this nebulous state of mind, there is a luminous saving grace: Christmas lights.
Read More'Expect the Unexpected': Oxford Interview Tips
Guest post by Tabi Brewster, reading English Language and Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford.
Read MoreOn Heroism
Healthcare professionals face peril with courage daily, but this heroism is so invisible that it has become inconceivable.
Read MoreOn Changing Fortunes and Time Capsules
Writing poetry is a certain effort to encapsulate passing contemplations, which makes a poem something of
a time capsule.
The US Election: Historic Media Moments
These are just a few media moments etched in my mind following a momentous week in
the history of the US and the world.
The 5-Point Narrative: How to Plot a Short Story
Once the basic structure of a story is outlined, the writer is free to imagine and inscribe the rich detail that will enhance the storytelling and boost the performance of their work.
Read MoreWhy We Wear Masks
As a society, we rely on brave people to wear masks, so the rest of us have the choice - to liberate, respect and protect ourselves and others with this gesture.
#HappyHalloween #AllHallowsEve #AllSaintsEve #WearAMask #MaskUp
Scaffolding and the Structure of Thought
This structural engagement is a form of ‘cognitive apprenticeship’ in which thinking is made visible to support understanding and mastery.
Read MoreOn Rising Fascism in Trump's America
A shameless executive branch, installed by an over-represented racist voting block, largely unchecked by a greedy and craven legislative branch, with a judicial branch set to gain a right supermajority with three justices to the far right, is a recipe for repealing rights and freedoms.
Read More#BLM Reading Initiative: Michelle Obama, Becoming (2018)
In the study of philosophy, ‘becoming’ is the process or state of change in a being, implying movement and evolution in time and space.
Read MoreAssessment for Learning (AFL): A Case Study
Monitoring progress during learning encourages a culture of reflection, creates responsible and resilient learners, and produces visible results.
Read MoreSEE: Visual Cues for Teaching and Learning PEA
Automating this structuring skill lightens the cognitive load for students during writing, and visual cues can aid in developing that automation.
Read MoreState Your Person: 5 Action Points for an Outstanding Personal Statement
The impression the statement gives is the end product, and these efforts will help to ensure the force and success of that impression.
Read MoreSeptember's Slate
The ‘slate’ recalls the flat plate written on with chalk, formerly used in schools; its cleanness, a past erased and a space yet to be filled.
Read More'The thing with Dickie'
In any given social media interaction, we are Tom Ripley, craving audience approval. When we have it, we are sustained by its sunshine; when we don’t, we are lost in the shadows.
Read More'Fresh face to the world'
In youth, it's easy to admire the fantasy of effortless beauty. It's also easy to take youthfulness for granted.
Read MoreOn Self-Styling
Thanks to social media and the current acceleration of identity politics, our engagement with self-styling is near constant.
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