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I haven't read the article.
I will say that the hardest thing for me when I returned to the elementary and high school classrooms from homeschooling was grading. Period. It stinks. It became harder and harder for me to see the purpose of it in the current system if actual education is what we're after.
I taught adjunct at a community college for years while homeschooling and didn't actually feel much (any?) pressure about grades. I had students fail regularly. What was most shocking to me was the attrition rate of students.
My own kids make super high grades. I'm always a little disappointed because I'd like for them to have the challenge of learning and improving. My kids are "smart," so because I'm not in their classrooms, it's hard for me to tell how much is inflation.
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20 hours ago, bookbard said:
Haven't read Yellowface, but if (as it appears from reviews) it's about an author stealing from another author, well, that is ironic. Much, much of her first book (The Poppy Wars) is a blatant rip-off of the Kingkiller chronicles.
Thanks for sharing this! I read it because a coworker at the library where I work asked me to because she wanted someone to discuss it with. Neither of us liked it very much. She researched it a little and said she read that it's "dark satire" or something. Knowing that the author might've lived through a similar experience sheds some light on it. I will do some research!
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Just finished Yellowface by RF Kuang. I'll share my IG review:
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Me! Everybody in my house has, but I haven't, and I taught through the pandemic. (My school closed in March 2020 and I started at another school in August 2020 and taught pre-K through 6th and never got sick.) 🤷🏻♀️
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On 10/18/2023 at 8:57 PM, Corraleno said:
My favorite bedroom color is SW Sea Salt, which is a grayish-blueish-green that changes a lot in different light. BM Healing Aloe is similar but very slightly greener. Very soothing and pretty with white trim, and also looks great with all wood tones.
Sea salt. I've painted more rooms this color than I can readily recall.
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I long for a front porch.
I long for my current home to have all the needed upgrades and remodeling DONE.
I long for time and brain space to turn my attention back toward home just a fraction of the amount I gave it as a sahhm.
I long to lose about 40 lbs.
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Gulf Coast beaches (especially the secluded ones) > mountains [though we did visit the Rockies this summer and. . .wow. . . BUT nothing beats a book, a beach umbrella + chair, and my toes in sugar white sands for a real vacation for me!]
And now for my hot take: "Anne with an E" is sacrilege! Meagan Follows and Jonathan Crombie (RIP 💔) forever!
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7 hours ago, TechWife said:
What about:
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (it can be a little slow in places, but good nonetheless)
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
I've read Gentleman and Dutch House but not the other two. When I've tried to read Gilead, I've found it so poignant that it makes me sad and I give up. One day I'll power through.
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6 hours ago, Beth S said:
100% my perpetual fear.
I'll add "The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim.
Because it made me recall that "Enchanted April" (1991) did a great job of adapting the book.
I've never heard of Enchanted April, neither the book nor the movie.
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11 hours ago, Grace Hopper said:
Oh boy, if you haven’t read every one of The Penderwicks books, put those on your list. So good!
Yes! Love all the Penderwicks! I just sent a young teen home with the first one last week from the library (I'm a children's librarian).
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11 hours ago, Grace Hopper said:
I was coming in to recommend this. One of the best books ever written, imo. It’s coming out soon as a film (Netflix maybe?) and I am terrified they’re going to mess it up.
Perish the thought!
Someone in the reading threads mentioned Miss Benson’s Beetle, and it is one of my favorites this year (thanks to whoever recommended it - was it you, @Kidlit?😂).
'T'wasn't I, but it is now duly noted. ✅
11 hours ago, Grace Hopper said:I’ll add one more from my 2021 list, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper.
If you truly want YA I’d say The Hate You Give or the complete Anne of Green Gables or Narnia series, depending on which part of the cozy reading spectrum you want to fall into. I am not up on really recent YA titles and I am a sucker for the classics; if you want the classic route maybe look through the Newbery Medal list and see if there are any you’ve not yet read.
I've read THUG. What a story!
Anne is my go-to but I've read all of the LM Montgomery novels (all of 'em--Anne, Emily, Pat, Marigold, all the more adult ones--all of 'em!) and Narnia MULTIPLE times! I've also written papers on all of them (well, Anne, Emily, and Narnia) in undergrad and grad school. ❤️
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13 hours ago, Lady Florida. said:
Another classic author worth reading is Anthony Trollope, specifically The Way We Live Now. Many of his other books belong to a series but for his stand alones I'd choose this one.
I've never read Trollope. Thanks for the recommendation!
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14 hours ago, sassenach said:
Have you heard of the podcast “What Should I Read Next?” This thread reminds me of it. You might enjoy listening to her recommendations.
Yes! I had actually forgotten about it, though. Thanks for the reminder!
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14 hours ago, Jaybee said:
Have you read Elizabeth Gaskell's books? North and South is good, as are the others. My favorite, however, is Wives and Daughters. The character development is so good. She takes her characters from being rather flat to full-fledged humans--kind of like we do in real life as we get to know people.
Wilkie Collin's The Moonstone and The Woman in White
A newer book is Daniel Sayer's Everything Sad is Untrue. Autobiographical and has Christian themes. When I started it, I was a little befuddled at the acclaims it was getting because it was a little hard to get into. But it is actually using the circular way of thinking of many peoples in the world, and building on each circle. Then at one point, bam! it all starts coming together and is riveting from that point on.
I've never read Gaskell or Collins!
Is this Daniel Nayeri? I have read that one!-
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15 hours ago, Beth S said:
All the Light We Cannot See?
I read this one while lying in bed with the flu. It was the best convalescence I've ever experienced! 🤣. I remember it very well due to the unusual circumstances and the fact that I read it in one great gulp.
This is still the only thing by Doerr I've read, though
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16 hours ago, KungFuPanda said:
Oooooh, this!
I want to read this!
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15 hours ago, Terabith said:
Others I like are My Name Is Asher Lev, The Gift of Asher Lev, The Chosen, and The Promise.
Oh, I've read the Asher Lev ones, too. I don't remember reading The Promise, though.
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19 hours ago, VickiMNE said:
I really enjoyed the reading the Mrs. Read series (written in the 50s+). The first book is The Village School. It is all about characters; subsequent books dive deeper.
I remember these, but I have never read one of them. Thank you!
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21 hours ago, Vida Winter said:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a favorite of mine.
I have never read anything by Tartt that I recall. Thanks!
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15 minutes ago, Indigo Blue said:
I have these in addition to my large Stanley tumbler. I love the screw on lid. The 20 oz rambler is the first and only one that Yeti has made with this, I think. I found a knock off that fits my 20 oz one that is a straw lid instead of the mag slider. It’s exactly the same in every other way. The 20 oz screw on lid mug is my absolute favorite of any mug/tumbler I’ve ever used, since adding the straw lid.
Can you share specifics about the brand or source of the lid?
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I finally, finally, finally finished Cutting for Stone by Verghese on audio. This was my third attempt, which is saying something since it's 20+ hours. I give it just 🌟🌟🌟🌟 because I don't love lots of s**uality or even sensuality in my books, and it is full of it (& in fact the major conflict of the book depends on it). Also, it is too long--some of the middle could've been condensed or cut. However, Verghese is a very talented writer, and I really enjoyed all of the medical details and insights. Also, I love the character development and the resolution of the story--very satisfying.
I said I'm not going to read Verghese's newest book, Covenant of Water, but I might be convinced. Has anyone read it?
I started this thread tonight because I've been in a reading slump since finishing the new William Kent Krueger novel.
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I just thought of another couple I LOVED--True Grit by Portis and News of the World by Giles. So good!
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Just now, Storygirl said:
Check out books by Amor Towles. I recommend The Lincoln Highway, but A Gentleman in Moscow is also great.
I listened to the audiobook of Gentleman and loved it. I had forgotten about The Lincoln Highway. Thanks!
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Matthew Perry
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Confession: I've never watched a single episode of Friends (I have to make myself watch tv), but Demon Copperhead is so good (& terrible) and eye-opening.