Into the Gray Area of the issues at stake with the Pineapple story.
It’s ironic to me how often opponents of standardized tests seem to romanticize certain aspects of education in this country. We bemoan the plight of teachers who are forced to “teach to the test.” Oh, if only our teachers could throw tests out the window and teach what’s in their hearts!


New York Post defends
Do critics think kids can’t handle talking animals and fruit? Children have been seeing things like that on Sesame Street for decades now; this is hardly forcing them to think outside the box.

OK, the passage was poorly written, and children had to make inferences to answer the questions. But that’s critical thinking, which our schools are supposed to teach.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT

Cat Whiskered Girl reviewed:

These past few years especially, I was a Cover-To-Cover man.
Then Audrey showed up. [...]
In the end, I’ll always think highly of Adventures of a Cat-Whiskered Girl. It entered my life, it lifted my spirits in a big way: it deserves full praise.

Second of all, I can’t believe I have never read Borgel!!! How did I miss that book? I was likely reading Lizard Music for the 800th time.