Mirkwood Reflections

I only was able to finish 1 book in October. But I had several others in various stages of progression. The End of Molasses Classes: Getting our Kids Unstuck by Ron Clark - 10/1/2011     Excellent - Non-fiction   101 Extraordinary solutions for parents and teachers If you are a parent or a teacher, or if you care at all about education, I highly recommend this book by one of the founders of the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta. He is a creative educator and seems completely committed to ensuring that kids become all they can be!

Twelfth Night, or What You Will by William Shakespeare - 9/3/2011  Good - Classic Gender-bending comic tale of shipwreck, love, and mischief.  Read this for the Brit Lit class I am co-teaching. We also went to see the play at Grand Valley State University - excellent! Very funny. Always remember Shakespeare is meant to be watched, not read! Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell - 9/20/2011     Excellent - Non-fiction    Some interesting thoughts on how successful people got that way, and some myths debunked. I found this book so intriguing that I assigned it to David. Did you ever wonder how some people seem to "make it big" and others just don't?  A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul Miller - 9/26/2011  Excellent - Non-fiction Best book I ever read on prayer - what it is, what it isn't, how to do it, why to do it Such a wonderful practical book on prayer that I began reading it ...