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In this two-part blog post, Joshua Villarreal reflects on the relationship between basic language skills and human life in the light of Plato's dialogue Gorgias. In this part he examines the dangers in using language to manipulate, emphasizing the importance of caring for language as the chariot of meaning.
In this two-part blog post, Joshua Villarreal reflects on the relationship between basic language skills and human life in the light of Plato's dialogue Gorgias. This part focuses on the fundamental components of language and the importance of speech in assigning meaning and being to the world.
The K-12 Education Office provides training and advice for teachers across our network, and one of the most important aspects of elementary education is learning to read and write. Check out this post to see the different ways we encourage teachers in this area of instruction!
“Literacy Essentials” provides students with the tools to be able to spell and read hundreds of words. We want to set our students up for a successful, lifelong pursuit of reading for both pleasure and enlightenment, and this is the best way to place them on that path.
While I was visiting classrooms a couple of weeks ago, I got to see our second graders learning cursive handwriting with Mrs. Horton and Ms. Sowell. They were working on capital letters and sentences from their literature and history studies. Handwriting practice is an essential part of our students' elementary education in K-2, and after… Continue reading Learning Cursive in 2nd Grade
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