Blog: We’re Becoming Illiterate.

Something disturbing that's becoming harder and harder to ignore is the fact that Gen Z and Gen Alpha are becoming increasingly illiterate. This was recently illustrated by a video that went viral a few weeks ago in which a high school student asked his peers if they could read a simple sentence. The sentence was... Continue Reading →

Blog: I Graduated!

Welp, I made it. After being homeschooled K-12, I have finally graduated high school. My parents originally decided to homeschool me while my mom was still pregnant. Both of my parents felt that public school had failed them in some way, an assessment that was a lot coming from my dad. Growing up, he was... Continue Reading →

Blog: Why Objective History Matters.

Last weekend, I went to a public high school to take my ACT test. As someone who has been homeschooled her entire life, it was my first and last time ever being inside a public school and overall, I was largely unimpressed by it. But I'm not here to talk about that or to talk... Continue Reading →

Review: Teachers and Politicians Should Take Notes from Up from Slavery (Spoilers)

Last week for my American Literature course, I read and finished Booker T. Washington's autobiography Up from Slavery, which is the story of how he grew up, was able to go to school, and eventually founded the famous Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University). In my eyes, this book is completely unproblematic. It's his raw story... Continue Reading →

Blog: Happy Women’s History Month. People Still Don’t Know What a Woman Is.

At this point, anything having to do with Rick Riordan or his publishing imprint, Read Riordan, has become a reliable content cow for this blog since they just can’t seem to keep their mouths shut about cultural issues that are particularly dangerous for teens. In today’s episode of Rick Riordan/Disney being stupid, I’ll be providing... Continue Reading →

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