Ittiteracy

Illiteracy is increasing in America. While other countries are striving to improve education, the United States is sliding towards ...

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The Classroom

The classroom has changed quite a bit since the 1800's which is the time period my Good Gus Series is portrayed in Pecos, Texas. Th...

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Low Prices

There are large companies that advertise low prices primarily for clothes. Now Shein, Temu and a few other large factories are bein...

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Draw the Line

Without realizing it, people who might be in an argument or disagreement end up drawing the line. This is not about art but putting...

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Lack of Parental Assistance

I saw an article today by a teacher in which she pointed out the difference between children today in school regardles which genera...

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Dull and Boring

  Is your daily life dull and boring? Many people say that every day. They also say they are looking for excitement. People...

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Unplugged

Both adults, teens and even children no longer seem to understand the meaning of being unplugged.  Everyone everywhere is attached ...

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Always Broke

Do you know anyone who is always broke? I do. As a matter of fact every pawn shop within a ten mile or a little over sixteen kilome...

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Nurse Joyce

Nurse Joyce was introduced into the series in Book 7, "The New Library." In real life Joyce is very busy doing promotions and when ...

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Repetition

In many ways, repetition is how we learn. In elementary school, not everyone was a good memorizer. Therefore, repetition was the ke...

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