Walker Percy, the Search, and My Job As Reflector

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Posted by David Kern on Aug 23, 2012 in Featured Content, Literature | 0 comments

Walker Percy, the Search, and My Job As Reflector

My 12th grade students read Walker Percy’s novel The Moviegoer over the summer and so we’re discussing it now in class. I love teaching novels that almost everyone...

Posted by David Kern on Dec 9, 2011 in Featured Content, Profiles | 0 comments

The Enduring Niche of Eighth Day Books

IN DECEMBER 1998, Warner Brothers and director Nora Ephron produced a wildly successful romantic comedy in which a spunky independent book seller takes on the owner of a...

Posted by David Kern on Dec 6, 2011 in Featured Content | 0 comments

Welcome to the Classical Bloggers Collaborative

The Classical Bloggers Collaborative is an effort at community, conversation, and contemplation. The writers you meet here are teachers, consultants, homeschooling...

Posted by David Kern on Sep 9, 2011 in Classroom Management, Featured Content | 0 comments

The Teacher Who Listens: On Best Laid Plans

I was reminded yesterday that the best days as a teacher are the days when nothing goes according to plan. That is not to say that every day that fails to go according...