EDible News: Brooke Solnik, Contributor Boxes in 2-D Phones, computers, and TV screens They increase, multiply, take over The new way replaces the old But is it really “new and improved”? Leaves on trees crumple with the change of seasons Just as the pages of a book grow faded with age Only the screen is […]
Tag Archives: Literacy
The Degradation of Literacy
EDible News: Nadine Wyczolkowski, Staff Writer Our ability to read and write seems to be declining. There is a plethora of reasons why this may be so, yet one seems prominent in my mind: technology. Over time, our attention span shrinks to accept only what can be encapsulated in a mirage of a high sensory experiences […]
Twitterlitterate: The Evolution of Language in the Online Era
EDible News: Mike Gyssels, Staff Writer Hidden within the riddling lines of James Joyce’s 1939 masterpiece, Finnegans Wake, (that idiosyncratic spelling is a small joke, for those (un)familiar with the text) is an urgent call to preserve the literacy of our little ones in the face of the festering mass of perpetual, torrential information that is […]
Reflective Teaching
EDible News: Alyssa Strassler, Contributor A few weeks ago, some of my fellow teacher candidates and I had the privilege of attending an Interview workshop organized by my practicum facilitator. This workshop was intended to provide us with pertinent information and helpful tips regarding interviews with school boards. Joel Chiutsi, a vice principal in the […]
