My host here in Houston has been Dorcas Hand, the librarian at the AOS School, and also the editor of a book on Independent School Libraries. She has worked in independent schools throughout her carerr, and talking with her (and reading the book) made me realize that neither I nor any publisher I’ve ever worked [...]

Yesterday my main work was with 8th graders, but then I had one assembly with 4th graders. That is the widest spread in this week’s visit (outside of the grad students I Skyped with last night) and as always, fascinating. The 8th graders here have been working on writing for years, and it shows. Their [...]