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Learning before we Teach (What I learned from Sam, #5)

Samuel Blumenfeld (author of Alpha-Phonics: A Primer for Beginning Readers) was an independent thinker on a solitary quest, and a master at research. (The indexes of his books will show this.) Devoted to improving American literacy, he became a dedicated … Continue reading

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Legislating Religion in New England (What I learned from Sam, #3)

In the year 1620 a group of Puritans set sail from Plymouth, England, on a venture for freedom in the New World. They were armed with utopian ideas, hoping to escape from post-Reformation tyrants. They wanted to be self-governed, and … Continue reading

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