Education


Latin's Hidden Superpower
It's no coincidence that when America decided Latin was too "old fashioned," the humanities stopped producing great minds.
Erica Abbett
Apr 83 min read


Thoughts on a Potential Pivot? ("Renaissance Revival")
Hello wonderful Vocabbett readers, Ever since launching Vocabbett Annotated Classics , which have been selling wonderfully, I've been...
Erica Abbett
Apr 12 min read


Introducing: Annotated Shakespeare
The moment I began annotating classic novels, people started asking, "Why don't you do Shakespeare?"
"It's been done!" I'd reply.
Erica Abbett
Feb 203 min read


Conquer the Classics (I'll Pay You!)
You know that book you've always wanted to read, but haven't yet gotten around to? For many of us, that book is a classic, but we shy...
Erica Abbett
Feb 41 min read


The Worst 'School Book' Ever?
'Great American novel' or 'worst school book ever'? Having recently annotated 'The Great Gatsby' for Vocabbett Classics, I'm here to say...
Erica Abbett
Nov 16, 20242 min read


Pin This Poem to Your Wall. Seriously.
I have little patience for poets. More often than not, my attitude towards this admirable artistic medium runs more along the lines of,...
Erica Abbett
Nov 8, 20244 min read


Are Textbooks Just 'CliffsNotes' for History?
I'm currently reading Britton LaTulippe's Revealing School: Discover What School Is Really Doing to Your Kids , and one of his claims is...
Erica Abbett
Nov 3, 20245 min read


The Best Book You've Never Read (Farewell, Maggie Smith)
I can't be the only person who grew up thinking "good books" and "school books" were mutually exclusive categories. Now that I'm older...
Erica Abbett
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Beauty and the Assembly Line: How Modernism Destroyed Classical Architecture
Why is classical architecture almost universally beautiful, while anything "modern" is some shapeless monstrosity of concrete, steel, and...
Erica Abbett
Aug 30, 20244 min read