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Why Are Letters on Keyboards So Oddly Arranged? Here’s a Primer on the Origins of QWERTY!

Keyboards are literally where human beings communication with computers. Considering how ubiquitous they are, it is odd that many of…

When I taught 9th grade English, a student approached me one day very shyly. He was already an avid reader,…

Check out this BBC piece on why reading is so good for you (though I’d also like to add audiobooks…

My handwriting has never been lovely. But that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the unique artistry of others’ penmanship. When…

Strunk & White, watch your backs (wherever you are). This BBC report about a dude in Bristol who sneaks around…

Thank you, BBC, for curating these snaps featuring reading–in many forms–from across the globe. And if teaching reading and writing…

Art

What children choose to draw, how they perceive the relationship between gender and possibility, is a powerful measure of our…

From Socrates to the Internet, history is filled with freak-outs about the way new technologies will destroy humanity. And then…

Integrating computer science into schools doesn’t necessitate digital devices or computers. Well, eventually, yes. But not to start. See what…