Thomas Becket
Literacy Capsule: Thomas � Becket
Flora and Fauna
Flora and Fauna=plant life and animal life
Let’s Make Better Use of Free Education
Student rioting in London over the hike in tuition that will raise the limit from 3,000 per year to 9,000 per year ($4,752.88 to $14,258.64) underscores the urgency of improving the ability of our elementary and secondary schools to deliver a form of adult literacy. One of the London protestors pointed out that the tuition […]
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Literacy capsule: The Periodic Table of the Elements
Phrygian Cap
Literacy Capsule: Phrygian cap
Pinking Shears
Pinking shears are scissors that cut with a sawtooth edge. They are used to prevent fabric from raveling. The word pinking has nothing to do with the color pink. The word comes from a little-used English verb that means to poke a hole in. It referred to a process of ornamentation. One piece of fabric […]