Literature

Looking Back

Are you a his­to­ry buff? Do you want your kids to know all of world his­to­ry, inside and out? Are you sub­con­scious­ly plan­ning on one or more mem­bers of your imme­di­ate fam­i­ly end­ing up on Jeop­ardy at a young age and blow­ing every­one away with their effort­less recita­tion of Justinian’s code, in its entire­ty? No?

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Why Standards?

Imag­ine embark­ing on a jour­ney. You’ve packed your bags, pre­pared your car for adven­ture, and loaded your kids. It’s now time to hit the road. You get in the mini­van, turn to your hus­band, and ask, “So where are we going?” Does this sound like­ly? Prob­a­bly not. I can’t think of any­thing more anx­i­ety producing

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A Good Book

I had a beau­ti­ful leather bag in the 4th grade in which I kept what any lit­tle girl would keep: The Com­plete Works of Shake­speare, The Com­plete Works of Ten­nyson, and a jour­nal. It’s fun­ny, but it’s no joke. I was a book­worm in the deep­est sense of the word. I have always had a

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