More schools including local books for literature studies
MOE said teaching students local literature allows them to "engage with national issues and perspectives" and what it means to be Singaporean. (Above) National Institute of Education lecturer Dennis Yeo speaking to secondary school students at the …
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Public schools must not sacrifice literature
In an education system that is fixated on fact memorization and standardized testing, English classrooms can, for many students, become refuges of creative thinking that is drawn from the wisdom and imagination contained in literature. The Common Core …
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Poetry and Literature Calendar (Sept. 7 to Sept. 13)
Thursday, 7 p.m.: Book Launch for “The Poet and the Vampyre: The Curse of Byron and the Birth of Literature's Greatest Monsters” (Pegasus Books) by UB Professor of English Andrew Stott. The book is group biography tracking the convergences of several …
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