Comments on: Let Them Read Whole Books http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/read-2/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 24 May 2013 18:48:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Bookbread » Blog Archive » Recent Trends in the Treatment of Books by American Readers - daily bread for the under-read http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/read-2/#comment-160789 Bookbread » Blog Archive » Recent Trends in the Treatment of Books by American Readers - daily bread for the under-read Sun, 16 May 2010 15:10:52 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=8036#comment-160789 [...] Bauerlein’s Literary Criticism, an Autopsy (1997). Recently, however, Joy Hakim has claimed in “Let Them Read Whole Books” at the Oxford University Press Blog [...] [...] Bauerlein’s Literary Criticism, an Autopsy (1997). Recently, however, Joy Hakim has claimed in “Let Them Read Whole Books” at the Oxford University Press Blog [...]

]]> By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » A History of US: Part I http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/read-2/#comment-157230 OUPblog » Blog Archive » A History of US: Part I Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:49:40 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=8036#comment-157230 [...] First up, trivia questions from books 2 and 3, Making Thirteen Colonies and From Colonies to Country, corresponding to the History Channel’s first week of the series (premiering April 25th) dedicated to the colonies and the Revolutionary war.  Don’t be discouraged if most of these feel obscure, chances are they were bonus questions back in Middle School. The answers are at the bottom of the post. Be sure to check back in the coming weeks for more fun content related to our nation’s great history.  Read an original post by Hakim here. [...] [...] First up, trivia questions from books 2 and 3, Making Thirteen Colonies and From Colonies to Country, corresponding to the History Channel’s first week of the series (premiering April 25th) dedicated to the colonies and the Revolutionary war.  Don’t be discouraged if most of these feel obscure, chances are they were bonus questions back in Middle School. The answers are at the bottom of the post. Be sure to check back in the coming weeks for more fun content related to our nation’s great history.  Read an original post by Hakim here. [...]

]]> By: call me old-fashioned http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/read-2/#comment-157121 call me old-fashioned Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:08:07 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=8036#comment-157121 Way back in 1967/68 I spent a year at Harvard and MIT. The 17 year old son of a neighbour was reading a simplified version of 'A Christmas Carol' for his High School graduation exam. At least he had to read all of it. Nowadays it might be just a few bullet points from a PowerPoint presentation. Way back in 1967/68 I spent a year at Harvard and MIT. The 17 year old son of a neighbour was reading a simplified version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ for his High School graduation exam. At least he had to read all of it. Nowadays it might be just a few bullet points from a PowerPoint presentation.

]]> By: “Goodness” from: The Fruit of the Spirit, a collection of stories fro children (c1986) by Maryann Scheufele http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/read-2/#comment-157120 “Goodness” from: The Fruit of the Spirit, a collection of stories fro children (c1986) by Maryann Scheufele Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:52:57 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=8036#comment-157120 [...] Let Them Read Whole Books (oup.com) [...] [...] Let Them Read Whole Books (oup.com) [...]

]]> By: Shelley http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/read-2/#comment-157119 Shelley Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:23:05 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=8036#comment-157119 Unlike you, I'm a writer of narratives, but not non-fiction ones. What you say here, though, reminds me of my favorite book about teaching: James Herndon's How To Survive In Your Native Land. I think he'd agree with what you say here about reading. Unlike you, I’m a writer of narratives, but not non-fiction ones. What you say here, though, reminds me of my favorite book about teaching: James Herndon’s How To Survive In Your Native Land. I think he’d agree with what you say here about reading.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/read-2/#comment-157118 uberVU - social comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:14:06 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=8036#comment-157118 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by oupblogUSA: Joy Hakim knows why reading scores in American schools have stalled: http://bit.ly/c6sbLw... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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