Literary Quote of the Day: Finny’s Fall

One of my favorite novels I came across by accident when I was teaching 10th grade back in the early 2000s. It’s called A Separate Peace by John Knowles and it contains our quote of the day. Intro Music The novel’s protagonist, Gene, has issues. His best friend has a limp, a permanent limp probably […]

Literary Quote of the Day from Catcher in the Rye

The first time I read Catcher in the Rye, I liked and felt bad for Holden Caufield. The second time I read it, I couldn’t stand Holden Caufield and was happy about his demise. These contradictory feelings toward one of American Literature’s most famous protagonists is in line with Caufield’s contradictory feelings toward just about […]

Literary Quote of the Day: “We’ve Got to Have Rules”

I thought I had a well behaved class…until I got a student teacher. That’s when the Lord of the Flies broke out. Kids who had been angels in the classroom for over half the school year turned into savages. One day the student teacher left for the day and I resumed my role as teacher. And they […]