Professor pushes return to slow reading - USATODAY.com
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“The goal shouldn’t be to be whipping through a certain number of pages, the goal should be to make sure kids are gaining some conceptual understanding,” she said.
YES, who cares how many books kids read? The important thing is for them to learn something. Quality over quantity, man!
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I want to make a quilt or something inspired by these lollies.
Off the Wall.
One day Charlie Kratzer took a look at his basement’s bare, cream-colored walls and decided to spice things up a bit. Instead of using wallpaper or paint, the lawyer picked up $10 worth of Sharpie markers. He used famous people and works of art as inspiration for this grand illustration. And Sharpie artwork was the just the beginning for this budding artist—he learned to paint, and now displays his works upstairs as well.
Photo courtesy of Charlie Kratzer.
