January 23, 2017

The Measure of a Man

Recent conversations with my colleagues involved the words percent (‘for every 100’) and cubit (the length of the ‘lying down’ part of the arm when bent; […]
January 6, 2017

Wait — Is This REAL?

The reaction to my claims about nonsense words being, you know, nonsense, has been ongoing and wide — including four continents, pro-phonics people and anti-phonics people […]
January 3, 2017

Develop, not Envelop

OK, Phombies, let’s consider phonics from the perspective of professional development. Phonics requires participants to memorize arbitrary sets of made-up things, like these: ~phonograms, which may […]