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Literacy Rant: Closing Thoughts

May 13, 2011

So the task was simple. Pick five and only five books that would do two things: stand as a crash course in literature and encourage the reader to continue that education on his own. I’m pleased with the list and stand behind it, but there are a few random thoughts that occur to me. I’m [...]

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Crash Course in Literacy: Part 3

January 19, 2011

Image via Wikipedia My previous book to brainwash convince my young illiterate that reading was fun was Call of The Wild.  Call of The Wild is about a dog.  Everybody loves dogs and so even someone who’s new to reading should be able to get into the story.  Who doesn’t like stories about animals? Watership [...]

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Crash Course in Literacy: Part 2

January 3, 2011

Cover of The Call of the Wild (Aladdin Classics) I’m not sure why but when I made my five book reading list for my barely literate young man, I had a specific order in mind for the books.  Fahrenheit 451 was first because it’s fairly short and straightforward making for an accessible and enjoyable read [...]

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Crash Course in Literacy

December 27, 2010

My last post, Read a Book You Idiot, got some great responses so thank you all for reading.  As promised I came up with a five book list for my young friend.  It was actually a little easier than I expected since I had a specific person in mind and a specific goal for the books.  [...]

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Read a Book You Idiot

December 20, 2010

Image by ellen.w via Flickr I work with a kid who just turned twenty-one and he’s an idiot. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a sweet kid, just an idiot.  I’m a long way out from twenty-one and I understand that old guys are always going to think young guys are stupid. This is the way of [...]

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