In Habits of the Creative Mind, Richard Miller and Ann Jurecic explain that when we think about the power of language, most of us think about communication — the ability to take action in the world by exchanging words in oral or written form. This is a…

This weekend I ran into one of my son’s friends, who is starting his first year at college. He told me that he’s having a tough time buckling down to study during the hours he has available. Adapting to the looser, less-structured…

and designate its starting and ending point.

One of the nice things about Medium is how easily it allows you to embed images and videos into your stories. All you do is set your cursor between paragraphs and click the little plus sign in the left margin…

“Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners.” John Holt

Membership in all communities means partaking of its culture, values, goals, and means of communication. Becoming a member of the intellectual…