Why is there no Nobel Prize for Education? I do realize that many of those who win in various disciples are academics, but I'm talking about (pardon the overworked expression) educators who are on the ground. I would nominate Dr. Li, who started the first all-girls school in China since the Cultural Revolution.
Who would you nominate?
Monday, October 12, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Good Year for Books
I've recently stopped long enough to realize that many of my and my former students' favorite authors have new books out this year: Margaret Drabble, her sister A.S. Byatt, William Trevor, J.M. Coetzee, Penelope Lively, Margaret Atwood, Kazuo Ishiguro, and (78-year-old, wheelchair-bound) Chinua Achebe. Achebe's The Education of a British-Protected Child is advertised as an arc of his literary life.
The Man Booker shortlist looks interesting and varied with the announcement of the winner coming October 6 at the annual dinner at London's Guildhall. BBC online will cover the event. There's a website, http://www.themanbookerprize.com/ .
I'm currently reading Lorrie Moore's A Gate at the Stairs. How have I missed her before now?
The Man Booker shortlist looks interesting and varied with the announcement of the winner coming October 6 at the annual dinner at London's Guildhall. BBC online will cover the event. There's a website, http://www.themanbookerprize.com/ .
I'm currently reading Lorrie Moore's A Gate at the Stairs. How have I missed her before now?
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