April 2019
Editorial
"You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books [...]
Review
Ten Excellent Young Adult Books and Graphic Novels You Should Probably Read as Soon as You Can
Young Adult (YA) literature is exploding. A broad range of stories is coming out right now in the unprecedented numbers of books [...]
Review
Early Reader Books Students Already Love, Ones They Should Read, and a Few to Avoid
Over Christmas break this year, I read Waking the Rainbow Dragon (Dragon Masters #10) by Tracey West. I did this because before [...]
Review
Top Ten Picture Books from 2018
This year was another outstanding one for picture books. Once again, narrowing down this list to just ten was an almost insurmountable [...]
Review
Read to Lead: Three Books Every Administrator Should Read
Whenever I find a book that I love, everyone around me knows about it. According to my new favorite book, 5 Voices, [...]
Review
Seeing Ourselves in Literature
I was at my desk collecting writing assignments when Hannah, one of my sixth graders, walked over. “Mrs. Blok,” she said, “when [...]
Review
As many school principals can attest, much wisdom can be found in drawing on the expertise of an entire school team when [...]
Article
Navigating Media and Gender with Our Students
In today’s age of fake news and media hysteria, faculty members of Christian schools must be able to both discern what is [...]
Article
“Watch your step,” we were told by our soft-spoken guide. And then a second time as we drew in close to see [...]
Slouching Toward Bedlam
She Reads to Conquer Or The Books U Give
Christine Lopez stood outside the biology room, staring at Sam Toomer’s classroom door. It was Friday, the students had left, and after [...]