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An Interview with Kathleen Morrissey: Who are Walter and Mike and Why are they saying those things about them?
Michael F. Shaughnessy – 1.) Kathleen, first of all tell us about yourself and how you got started writing books for children. I am a wife, mother and grandmother who… Read more
Review New Book, ‘Is College Worth It?’
David DesRosiers reviews former Secretary of Education Bill Bennett’s new book, “Is College Worth it? in the Washington Times today: William J. Bennett and David Wilezol’s “Is College Worth It?”… Read more
An important book about education
is by Mike Rose of UCLA, and is titled Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves A Second Chance at Education. What follows is a cross-posting of this review which went… Read more
Exiled: This Is What Social Justice Looks Like
by Janice Fiamengo – “It is impossible for those outside of literature departments to understand how weird such departments have become. You can see the evidence from without, but only… Read more
Review of Sarah Reckhow’s Book, “Follow the Money”
The following is my review that was just published in Philanthropy Magazine of Sarah Reckhow’s book, Follow the Money: In 2005, I conducted original research on a question that, to my… Read more
Book Review: Where Did Papa Go?
By : Judy Egett Laufer Published by Little Egg, Phoenix, Arizona Reviewed by Michael F. Shaughnessy This brief book, which won a “Golden Poet Award” is a nicely written,… Read more
Book Review : Last Night I had a Laughmare
Author : J.E. Laufer Illustrated by: Jeff Yesh Publisher : Little Egg Publishing Co, Phoenix, Az Reviewed by : Michael F. Shaughnessy Kids seem to like poetry, and if… Read more
An Interview with Arlene Marks: From First Word to Last
Michael F. Shaughnessy – 1) Arlene, you have just written a book about writing. What brought this about? Teaching and writing are my two great passions. I’ve been doing them… Read more
An Interview with Dr. Marvin Marshall: Learning, Teaching and Related Topics
Michael F. Shaughnessy – 1) Marv, I understand that a collection of your articles on LEARNING has recently been published in TEACHERS MATTER http://spectrumeducation.com/ by Karen Boyes of New Zealand…. Read more
An Interview with Roya Klingner: Been to Spain
Michael F. Shaughnessy – 1) Roya, first of all, for our readers, could you tell us a bit about who you are and what you do ? I am Head… Read more »