Last week I wrote about Daniel Willingham’s book, Why Don’t Students Like School. I’ve been rereading it, and it’s fascinating all over again. It’s also a very odd experience, because he wrote a lot about memory and how it relates to thinking. One of his most important points in the beginning is this. A mind [...]
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Reading weirdness
After some intense days last week, I wanted words to flow past my eyes. That often means Project Gutenberg, because if I’m going to be undiscriminating about what I read, it’s best if I don’t also pay money for it. One category on the Project Gutenberg website is the latest uploads. In January, 2024, that [...]
If you want good analysis, you have to begin with facts.
I’ve read a lot, recently, about concerns over children using electronic media, too early in their lives, and too often. It’s been a concern for a long time; I remember my father pointing to his temple and saying “TV rots the brain.” There’s a book review by T. Mattingly on The Anxious Generation by Jonathan [...]
Am I going to like Russian short stories this time?
I’ve been reading a book about Russian short stories called A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. I can’t stand Russian writing in general, though I recognize that that is a highly personal taste. That is, I recognize that others have declared lots of Russian authors to be important and great [...]
‘Cabrini’ again
The Pillar, a Catholic newsletter, wrote a review of 'Cabrini', the movie, in the Tuesday, March 12, 2024 edition. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/st-fina-cabrini-and-bishop-birthdays Mr. Flynn wrote several screen-scrolls of explanation of all the other religious movies he didn’t like, and how he was hoping that this one would be different, and by the time he got there you [...]
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