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Trapped in a Pyramid: A Vocabulary-Boosting Short Story
“Bat shi*t,” repeated Salima Ikram, the queen of Egyptology, in her posh British accent to her hyperventilating students.
Jun 23, 20203 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...
Jun 21, 20201 min read


Andreas: The Man in the Walls (A True Story?)
I wanted to be in her bed, but I ended up in her walls instead. 6-foot thick monstrosities built to withstand the most fortified...
Jun 9, 20205 min read


Karen and the Weed: A Vocabulary-Boosting Short Story
“On my count, and…go.” Clad entirely in black, from her headband to her yoga pants, Karen scrabbled over the fence into her neighbors’...
Jun 8, 20204 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...
Jun 6, 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....
Jun 2, 20201 min read


The Ghosts of Google Earth: A Vocabulary-Boosting Short Story
All the chattering souls gathered at 5 Manderly Place to discuss the most pressing matters of the century. The address was an old one in...
May 30, 20204 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...
May 26, 20201 min read


The Time Traveling Teacher: A Vocabulary-Boosting Short Story
I didn’t want to be a teacher. Not really.
But I’m not tall enough to be an actress, and my parents said I’d never make any money as a...
May 24, 20204 min read