January 3, 2025

Learning

Hey Kids! Adults Only!

Increasingly high school students are struggling with reading stamina. Middle school readers often have momentum from elementary school reading habits. Proven teaching methods like reading aloud and interactive reading in the classroom are typically discontinued in high school. This has led to a decline in reading test scores and concerns about students' ability to read full books.

Marlena Jackson-Retondo has compiled a good survey of strategies to encourage reading, including relatable content, graphic novels, library accessibility, multimodal literacy, and interest-based recommendations.

A recent study reported that 78% of educators say that kids read more when given the choice to read banned books. It reminds me of a banner on the cover of an underground comic I had in the 70s that promised: "Hey kids! Adults only!".

Article:‘Banned Book Club’, Anime and Third Spaces: How to Get Teens Really Reading 

Related Website: Teen Banned Book Club

Learning

Don’t be afraid of the dark.

ARTICLE: In a culture obsessed with positive thinking, can letting go be a radical act?

Learning

Design history as a “practice of freedom”

INTERVIEW: The Daily Heller: The Growth of New Design History Ecosystems

Learning

Equanimity is something you do, not something you have; it is a lived way of moving through the world.

ARTICLE: Equanimity is Not Stillness – It is a Mobility of the Mind

Learning

"The society capable of continuous renewal not only is oriented toward the future but looks ahead with some confidence."

BOOK: Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society