book club
December 12, 2019
As is my habit, as I finished books in 2019 I reflected on them in a post for my blog as my primary platform for public reflection. Perhaps now I’ll just reflect by posting in my Goodreads account? In any case, here, one last time on Musicuentos, is a collection of reflections on what I […]
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December 24, 2018
All the Fluff: Book Club 2018
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It’s that time again! My mind scattered in a lot of directions this year and I didn’t read as much as I should have, but here’s a run-down of what I did get to read. I’ll end with some items on my to-read list and ask you for some recommendations. Must read I’m ending the […]
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December 31, 2017
Book Club 2017: All the Fluff
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It’s that time again! Here’s a run-down of what I read in 2017. It’s newly on my bucket list to read all the Pulitzer-winning novels, and this year’s list has 2: His Family, the first one, and The Underground Railroad, the latest one. I prefer the first, and below you’ll see why. Must Read Best of 2017: […]
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December 20, 2017
In the month of December I’ve normally taken somewhat of a break from blogging. But wait, Sra. Musicuentos, all of 2017 has been “somewhat of a break” from blogging. I know. And my personal life is appreciating it very much. In any case, in what remains of this December I still hope to post a few pseudo-typical […]
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December 26, 2016
The title of Who Owns the Learning came up as a possibility for this past summer’s #langchat, and the title immediately caught my eye. It’s been a huge dilemma in my quest to figure out why students don’t continue in their language journey – if they don’t own the learning past my classroom, have we all wasted […]
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December 19, 2016
Book Club 2016: All the Fluff
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It’s that time again – the time of year when I take a bit to reflect on what I’ve read this year, and since this is my blog, I do it here. Like last year, I’m putting all the non-professional-related books I read in this one post and I’ll make dedicated posts to other books I […]
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December 29, 2015
Book Club 2015: Make It Stick
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I appreciate anecdotes, but I’ve been passionate for a long time about finding out what science says about how people learn in general, and how people learn language, and why people choose to learn anything. It’s what makes Brain Rules and Drive my top two books from the last decade to recommend to any teacher. […]
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December 22, 2015
How I love to read. Reading is a way I both escape the world and try to figure it out, to learn new words and meet new ways of thinking. If you like, you can check out my posts tagged book club. Last year I put out a series of them that crowded the blog […]
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December 31, 2014
And so we end the 2014 Musicuentos Book Club with a biography and an autobiography, both carrying a challenge: What do you believe, and what will you do with it? George Müller: Delighted in God We throw around phrases like “my prayers are with you” and “you’re in my thoughts and prayers.” What are your […]
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December 27, 2014
I don’t remember why this book came on my radar. I wasn’t at ACTFL 2013, where Tony Wagner delivered the keynote address. I thought someone blogged about it but now I can’t find out where that was. In any case, I’m so glad someone recommended I read this book. Summary: Passion, purpose, and play. What […]
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December 24, 2014
Happy Christmas Eve, everyone! Three poignant, sweet stories today, all from war years or not long after. Stella Bain Plot summary: From GoodReads, When an American woman, Stella Bain, is found suffering from severe shell shock in an exclusive garden in London, surgeon August Bridge and his wife selflessly agree to take her in. A […]
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December 22, 2014
Three books from one of my favorite genres today, war nonfiction. Opening our eyes to the wars that have torn our past infuses more respect for the peace we enjoy and the evils we still fight. The Monuments Men Summary: From GoodReads, At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western […]
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