Education


Is Your Subject Your Subject? (Two Meanings!)
Psst… you can read the new vocabulary-boosting short story I mention in the podcast here! As we wrap up our writing mini-series, I have...
Erica Abbett
Sep 28, 20201 min read


How Helpful Are Character Sketches (And What Did Elizabeth Peters Do?)
Well, hello! If you’re new to Vocabbett, I help students painlessly improve their vocabulary through stories; as such, I tend to do a...
Erica Abbett
Sep 16, 20201 min read


Mispronouncing This SAT Word Could Get You Killed
Never thought you'd read that title, eh? No, The College Board has not implemented some kind of Hunger Games -style exit questionnaire,...
Erica Abbett
Jul 29, 20201 min read


How to Emerge From Quarantine Smarter Than Ever
With more schools announcing virtual-only learning for the fall, parents, students, and teachers alike are wondering what the long-term...
Erica Abbett
Jul 13, 20201 min read


We Need to Talk About Summer Reading
There’s an old quote that the world is a book, and those who don’t travel read only one page. I quite agree, but I have my own little...
Erica Abbett
Jun 22, 20201 min read


One Curriculum Change All Schools Should Be Considering
In the last episode of the Vocabbett podcast, I suggested that a more autonomous trend might emerge in education in a post-COVID-19...
Erica Abbett
Jun 7, 20202 min read


How Schools Can (And Should!) Be Changing in the Fall
With summer finally upon us, it’s only natural that people have begun to ask what school will look like when (if?) we return in the fall....
Erica Abbett
Jun 3, 20201 min read


Is the SAT a Thing of the Past?
Hello, and happy Thursday! Amid the rest of the news in the world lately (and heaven knows there’s been plenty!), you might not have seen...
Erica Abbett
May 27, 20201 min read


5 Ways to Instantly Sound Smarter, Part 3
I'm going to give you a few sentences, and I want you to see if you can spot the error: “There’s so many things I have to do today.”...
Erica Abbett
May 11, 20201 min read