“Totus mundus agit histrionem.” When translated, the above Latin quote means “All the World’s a Stage” which is the motto of the Globe Theatre owned chiefly by William Shakespeare and the King’s Men. It is also a famous line from a most famous speech by Jacques from As You Like It. This past month, I enjoyed … Continue reading Drama Kids Rule! A Standing Ovation For High School Drama Programs
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Why Shakespeare Matters To People Who Don’t Think Shakespeare Matters
The following is courtesy of the venerable Bill Bryson in his book Shakespeare: The World as Stage. I share it in the beginning of the school year with my students in my Shakespeare 101 elective class. Some think it rather trivial, but as the class progresses, many begin to see that the scope of Shakespeare’s work is … Continue reading Why Shakespeare Matters To People Who Don’t Think Shakespeare Matters
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“Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be” – What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Education Reform
400 years since he died. Four centuries. Multiple generations. New countries discovered. And we still read his work and revere it as a mirror of human nature. There is a bit of a revival taking place in some schools involving Shakespeare. The Common Core asks that student in each grade level come engage with Shakespeare … Continue reading “Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be” – What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Education Reform
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When a Teacher Grows a Mustache For The School He Loves
If you are a teacher and a group of students asks you to help out with a project or a performance in one of their electives, then do it. Even if it is a dance concert that calls for ten seconds of an adult dressed as a coach for a number that mimics a baseball … Continue reading When a Teacher Grows a Mustache For The School He Loves
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Hamlet Tweets With The Hashtag #ClassSizeChaos
Search "#ClassSizeChaos" on Twitter and you will find the beginnings of a grassroots movement to get the North Carolina General Assembly to take action on the class size mandate that it is currently using to hold public school systems hostage because it is an unfunded directive designed to force LEA's to make cuts to certain … Continue reading Hamlet Tweets With The Hashtag #ClassSizeChaos
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Raleigh, Pass House Bill 13 Because All The World’s A Stage
O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, A kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! Henry V, Prologue. North Carolina House Bill 13, which would grant local school districts flexibility to combat class size limits imposed by last year’s short-sighted budget, … Continue reading Raleigh, Pass House Bill 13 Because All The World’s A Stage
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Shakespeare and “That” Billboard
In the second installment of the mystery that is the I-40 billboard, another pseudo-cryptic message was given by our anonymous source. Apparently the source is making fun of the backlash that the original billboard received. And I am glad that the source gave us an explanation that requires yet another explanation. If anything, it gives … Continue reading Shakespeare and “That” Billboard
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Roundball , Round Earth – Shakespeare, Bugs Bunny and the Astrophysical Acumen of Kyrie Irving
The Taming of The Shrew – the lost astrophysical scene PETRUCHIO Come on, i' God's name; once more toward our father's. Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon! KATHARINA The moon! the sun: it is not moonlight now. PETRUCHIO I say it is the moon that shines so bright. KATHARINA I know it … Continue reading Roundball , Round Earth – Shakespeare, Bugs Bunny and the Astrophysical Acumen of Kyrie Irving
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Verbal Iocane – What The Princess Bride Can Teach Us Besides Turning Archetypes Upside Down
Everyone should see the Princess Bride at some time in their lives. There’s that kid from the Wonder Years, Andre the Giant, the minister, Jenny from Forrest Gump, and the guy who tries to take Tom Cruise’s sponsorship in Days of Thunder. “Inconceivable!” In it there is the encounter that Westley (as the Dread Pirate … Continue reading Verbal Iocane – What The Princess Bride Can Teach Us Besides Turning Archetypes Upside Down
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Why Shakespeare Matters To People Who Don’t Think Shakespeare Matters
The following is courtesy of the venerable Bill Bryson in his book Shakespeare: The World as Stage. I share it in the beginning of the school year with my students in my Shakespeare 101 elective class. Some think it rather trivial, but as the class progresses, many begin to see that the scope of Shakespeare’s … Continue reading Why Shakespeare Matters To People Who Don’t Think Shakespeare Matters
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