The intention here is to introduce the classics to young readers while using a language they might use. As an introduction, the hope is to motivate them to want to explore the original and help them start appreciating the possibility of a larger language of expression. This is partly inspired by the rewritings of Charles … Continue reading Lit Bites – Modern retellings of classic literature. “All the genius. Half the scrolling.”
Revisionist Poetry – “Stillness in Flower” – Floral Intensities, v.4
In a field of quiet colour,the flowers rise one by one,each with its own angle of light,its own way of openingto the morning air. The stems lean gently with the breeze,not resisting, only listening,while the petals shift and settlelike small thoughtsfinding their place. A fragrance moves among them,soft and clear,and the mind receives it slowly,as … Continue reading Revisionist Poetry – “Stillness in Flower” – Floral Intensities, v.4
The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Henry VI, Part 2 by Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 2 is one of the most politically revealing history plays, not because it offers a tidy account of England’s past, but because it stages government as a struggle among vanity, appetite, performance, and weakness. The play is less a celebration of monarchy than a diagnosis of it. Again and again, Shakespeare shows … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Henry VI, Part 2 by Shakespeare
Revisionist Poetry – “Blossoms Under Warning” – Floral Intensities, v.3
In the field, the flowers stand too still,a congregation in borrowed colours,their bright faces turned upwardlike witnesses waiting for judgment. The stems tremble in the wind’s approach,thin as wires, tense with warning,and the petals, once soft as breath,flicker like small flagsannouncing a silent unrest. Their fragrance moves through the airwith a sweetness edged by decay,a … Continue reading Revisionist Poetry – “Blossoms Under Warning” – Floral Intensities, v.3
The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Henry VI, Part 1 by Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 1 is one of Shakespeare’s most revealing early history plays because it dramatizes not the triumph of statecraft but the fragility of nations in the making. Rather than presenting England as a coherent political body, the play stages a country already splintering under the pressures of succession, military exhaustion, and competing claims … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Henry VI, Part 1 by Shakespeare
Revisionist Poetry – “The Choir of Bloom” – Floral Intensities, v.2
In a field of shifting hues,flowers rise in quiet congregation,their stems lifted thin and alert,their petals catching and releasingthe weather of the light. They sway when the wind passes through,as though each bloom remembersan ancient music beneath the grass.Colour gathers at their edges,spilling into the air. Their fragrance moves softly outward,a sweetness almost spoken,and the … Continue reading Revisionist Poetry – “The Choir of Bloom” – Floral Intensities, v.2
Revisionist Pedagogy – Leveraging Universal Design for Learning to Foster Social and News Media Literacy in Pre-Collegiate Curriculum
In an era defined by the constant circulation of social media posts, algorithmically curated news, and rapidly evolving digital platforms, media literacy has become an indispensable component of schooling. Students must learn not only to consume media critically but also to interpret its persuasive strategies, evaluate credibility, recognize bias, and participate ethically in public discourse. … Continue reading Revisionist Pedagogy – Leveraging Universal Design for Learning to Foster Social and News Media Literacy in Pre-Collegiate Curriculum
The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Henry IV, Part 2 by Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part 2 is one of The Bard’s most quietly devastating history plays. At first glance, it may seem like a companion piece to the more famous Part 1, a continuation of rebellion, tavern wit, and Prince Hal’s coming-of-age story. But Part 2 is darker, slower, and far more reflective. It is a play … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Henry IV, Part 2 by Shakespeare
Revisionist Poetry – “Where the Fences Learn Our Names” – Fenced in by a lack of Colour, v.4
Beyond the paling posts the daylight bleeds to bone—a pallid sky that keeps its tongue withdrawn.Fences stand like sentries in a ruined dream,their teeth of iron tasting salt and rot.Moonlight goes thin as linen over fields;the world beyond is muffled, worn to ash. These rails remember rain as rust remembers hands,and paint peels like skin … Continue reading Revisionist Poetry – “Where the Fences Learn Our Names” – Fenced in by a lack of Colour, v.4
The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part 1 is one of Shakespeare’s richest explorations of power, performance, and identity. At once a political chronicle and a coming-of-age drama, the play stages a kingdom in disorder while asking a deeper question: what does it mean to be fit for rule? Shakespeare answers not with simple heroism, but with ambiguity, irony, … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare
The New Renaissance Mindset 