Last week, I wrote about Family Scholarly Culture, the qualitative differences found in the richness of conversations available in homes where books are discussed with children, and those where they aren’t (Evans, et al, 2010*). This graphic, inspired by the Evans study (conducted in 27 countries over a 20 year period) is one used in […]
In a recent research report [i], written by sociologists, the phrase, Family Scholarly Culture, was used to describe the quality of life inside homes where books regularly serve as levers for inserting new ideas and experiences into the ongoing family conversation. This research was conducted in 27 countries (of every economic level and every […]
Recently, I’ve made some (what I would hope to be perceived as) gentle (though utterly failed) attempts to coax my colleagues into a discussion about what I see as our confused priorities when it comes to reading education. Beginning with the premise that “What gets measured gets done,” I have shared my observations that our […]
The school library is the most important room in the school. No, Really. It is! For the sake of those who may doubt this assertion, permit me to begin with the more basic idea that avid reading is the keystone of a complete education… “Keystone” of course means that without it everything falls apart. In […]
Oh, they look like they are doing what the teacher assigned, or they leave the impression that they have gone blissfully to bed, or they sit quietly in the back seat, apparently playing a not particularly exciting video game. They go by many names. Amid the din and bustle of the school bus, the driver […]
