Thoughts for the Serious Reader of Harry Potter
That’s right; the lowest registration cost for the next HPEF fan con (July 13-15, 2010) in sultry Orlando, Florida, is only available if you register before 11:59 p.m. EST on September 17th. I know the Potter Pundits are all hoping to be there — and to see you! Go to the Infinitus 2010 site today and sign up.
Update: News from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando! Hype-us Maximus! “Amazing! Mind blowing! I’m so Excited!”
The program is called ‘The Heart of Harry Potter: A Christian Perspective,’ it runs from 9:30 in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon, and is sponsored by the Parish Life Resource Center. I’ll be discussing ‘The Christian Content of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows‘ and leading a few break-out groups on talking with children about the books and why Christians read novels anyway. You need to pre-register via the link above — and I’ll see you at Patchogue United Methodist Church, 10 Church Street, Patchogue, NY, the first weekend next month!
The New York Times wants us to know that “the future of reading” or, at least the “latest thing in classroom gimmicks this fall,” is teachers letting students read what they like.
Fans of the reading workshop say that assigning books leaves many children bored or unable to understand the texts. Letting students choose their own books, they say, can help to build a lifelong love of reading.
“I feel like almost every kid in my classroom is engaged in a novel that they’re actually interacting with,” Ms. McNeill said, several months into her experiment. “Whereas when I do ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,” I know that I have some kids that just don’t get into it.” [Read more…]
I know a brilliant young woman taking a train next week from the biggest train station in this part of the world to head out to the magical school of her dreams pictured below. She has all her things packed in a trunk, her last name is Granger, and she does magic with something like a wand.
That young woman, of course, is my daughter the magic flute player, Miss Sarah Granger. To read about the other magical Miss Granger, actress Emma Watson, and her welcome at Brown University, read ‘Blending in on campus reportedly not so easy for Potter Star.’ The agonies of celebrity… [Read more…]
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