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Margaret Peterson Haddix is a New York Times best-selling author for children and teens with over 40 published titles. In a recent interview, she shared these reflections on the power of story for young people, the appeal of dystopian tales for young minds, and encouragement for parents as they navigate tough topics in reading with their kids.
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Speaking the Same (S)Language
In a recent unit in my eighth grade language arts classes, my middle school students have been digging into word origins, meaning, and the evolution of language. We have discussed big questions like:
- Who (what groups or individuals) influence and change the English language? How do they do this?
- Why do dictionaries matter? How can they be helpful/useful for English speakers/readers/writers?
- Will the English language ever stop evolving?
- How has the English language changed over time? (consider inventions, geography, humanity, etc)
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Helping Our Kids Navigate Doubt
Deconstruction. Doubt. These are words that have surfaced as commonplace in our culture and within the Christian faith specifically.
Doubt often feels scary. Many of us were handed a vision of the Christian faith that says there’s a series of boxes to check to be considered “in,” so the minute we start questioning any of those boxes, we can begin to doubt our very faith. Yet, some of us need to deconstruct wrong ideas about God.