To honor teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, I look at teaching as it occurs in “Jane Eyre” and “Villette.”
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Did Pullman Predict U.S. Book Bans?
DeSantis’s attacks on books and teachers in Florida is reminiscent of the League of St. Alexander in Pullman’s “Book of Dust” series.
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Teachers, Don’t Nip Their Buds
In “Songs of Experience,” William Blake worries that authority figures will nip the promise of budding schoolboys. “The Schoolboy” serves as a timely reminder for all teachers.
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