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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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The Western Canon 1. Gilgamesh

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

2 years

Just taught a class of 20 incoming freshmen During the discussion I asked them: "How many books have you read in the past year?" Every single one of them said "zero" We have a major problem

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Dear restaurants, Turn down the music. Sincerely, Every. Single. Customer.

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One student remarked that they "did some scenes from Romeo and Juliet" in his high school English course last year He genuinely wanted to know "if that counted"

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@shadowop @JeremyTate41 I’m the same way. I’ve noticed that it is harder to focus. I’ve read some articles about the effects of social media on our attention span (don’t know how accurate that theory is). But I have cut back on lots of screen time in the last couple years to try and “retrain” my brain

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@MatRyanELATeach I wasn't even specifically asking about "books for school" In the past, I have about 1/2 say something like "Harry Potter" or "Lord of the Rings" - whatever is pop-teen at the moment. But there was just nothing!

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Joshua D Phillips

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Just got this 3 book box set. Decided to read Fagles translation: The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid Exciting times.

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Joshua D Phillips

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From grades 6-12, students are assigned ~35 books. That’s not a lot Stop assigning garbage to students. Stop assigning books that will go out of fashion within 5 years. There is only so much time to teach the best books Choose books that have withstood the test of time.

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@GenderReceipts @SurrogConcern Are there studies available showing the importance of mother/baby bonding? If so, why aren’t these studies and experts testifying in front of politicians who regulate these things? I feel like this industry just exploded w no public hearings about risk/harm

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Joshua D Phillips

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My best friend for 11 years I’m absolutely heartbroken 💔 I love you Huxtable June 6, 2011 - July 14, 2022

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Any discipline in Humanities would be well served simply posting books students will read in undergrad Students shouldn’t have to guess which books they *might read when signing up for a major Instead of vague terms like “critical thinking” just tell students what they’ll read

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Joshua D Phillips

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@RebeccaLChris @JeremyTate41 Usually when I ask this question, I’ll get 1/2 the class answering “they read books” and it’s usually “Harry Potter” type stuff. Not the greatest literature but at least it’s something. The fact that none of them had read a book in the last year?! I was at a loss.

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Joshua D Phillips

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Host more dinner parties. 1. Use the nice dinnerware 2. Require a dress code 3. No phones

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Joshua D Phillips

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Pick up a physical book and just read the first chapter Turn off your phone. Find a cozy chair. Cut out distractions for 20 minutes. Just take the first step.

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Joshua D Phillips

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Books 📚 ❤️

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Once you read great literature, it's hard to read garbage.

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Joshua D Phillips

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Who ever thought that "a college professor thinks students should read books" would be a controversial take? 🙄

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Joshua D Phillips

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If you are a teacher in the Humanities, your job is to expose students to all the beautiful literature, art, and music the world has to offer Students cannot grasp this if they are not being taught how to read well

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Joshua D Phillips

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College classes shouldn’t be teaching Harry Potter Students get ~ 40 classes to be exposed to the absolute best humanity has offered. For every HP book they read, they aren’t being exposed to classic works of literature Students know HP. They don’t know Dante, Shakespeare 1/2

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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Reminder: July 1991, Japanese Translator of Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" is murdered

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Joshua D Phillips

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@ohcaptainmycap7 I’ve never had a class where everyone said “zero” Usually about 1/2 say they’ve read something in the last year. It’s usually a Harry Potter type book. But it’s always been something.

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Joshua D Phillips

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@MatRyanELATeach That’s how my parents were. We had to do summer reading program and read before bed. No TV in the bedroom kind of stuff. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Joshua D Phillips

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The Great Gatsby was published on this date 99 years ago, April 10, 1925 Next year, on the 100 anniversary of its publication, I will be having a massive Gatsby party. You're invited. Black tie required. Details to follow.

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Joshua D Phillips

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@Emmyjewel “Well what was she wearing” vibes

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Teachers of the Humanities, We are charged with teaching the art, music, and literature that has withstood the test of time. That which has shaped our culture. Quit teaching things that will be forgotten within a decade.

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Joshua D Phillips

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Most people don't really want to "tear down the hierarchy" They're just upset that they're not at the top of it

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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@SEScacca many ppl have mentioned a version of this question. I think my follow up will be something like "how many books do you have in ur house?" "how many ppl in ur family read?" "did your parents read to you growing up?" I'm not that old. But reading "no" books seems like a new thing

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Joshua D Phillips

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@RebeccaLChris @JeremyTate41 If a Humanities degree isn’t rooted in reading/studying 50-100 books, I honestly have no idea what it’s doing. Seriously, what is a humanities education without reading great books? Like, what’s the point? What are students learning?

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I don’t think everyone understand this: on the world stage, no one has scored a point on her in 4 years!

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The top pound-for-pound wrestler in the world, @yui0630susaki 🇯🇵! #WrestleBelgrade | #TheHomeOfWrestling

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Joshua D Phillips

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“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” George Orwell

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If you haven't picked up a book in a while, can you pick one up today and read just 20 pages? Getting back into the habit requires taking the first step. Just read 20 pages.

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Joshua D Phillips

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@JeremyTate41 I thought way longer on this than I should have for a Twitter question. I didn’t want to be cliche But 🤷🏼‍♂️ Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

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@RebeccaLChris @JeremyTate41 purely anecdotal: but I once had a friendly argument w a colleague who told me I “fetishized” reading & that they don’t really read anymore after finishing their PhD cuz “they’re busy w other stuff” & they read most of what they needed in grad school We’re in the humanities 😂

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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@bariweiss @DrCaseysKitchen @Levels this was a really good discussion No fad diets. No magic pills. Just a discussion about how are food has changed over 100 years and why that's bad Eat real food. No sugar. Don't worry about calories (real food is low in calories already)

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Joshua D Phillips

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Why do so many teacher "settle" for allowing students to just read excerpt instead of entire books? Many of us became teachers because we fell in love w books This is something worth passing onto our students. It might b hard in the age of social media but we have to find a way

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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this is the way.

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2 years

I just authorized the print and distribution of thousands of physical copies of Salman Rushdie's books all across the middle east and we will blast the hell out of them online. #WeWillNotBeSilenced @SalmanRushdie @IdeasB2

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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This is what they are taking from you

Christmas Carols 🎄- The Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge -...

’Tis the season to be jolly! The lads of The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge sing wonderfully festive Christmas Carols. From ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ ...

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Allison Pearson

@AllisonPearson

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The English choral tradition is one of the jewels of our national life. Certain idiots won’t rest until everything traditional and beautiful is destroyed. Tone-deaf from a Cambridge college. @stjohnscam Cambridge's St John's College scraps church choir to make way for more

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Joshua D Phillips

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It looks like there is some evidence for “rewiring” brains via phone use: “it makes our brains used to short term attention and makes reading harder” *I’m always skeptical of these claims cuz I think it’s important to have hard data. But it looks like the data is growing

Karen Vaites

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Smartphones altered our interactions and our relationships. Are they also rewiring our brains? If so, youths are especially susceptible, and that’s why this conversation should compel our attention.

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“Society, [Kirk] argued, does not contain the living only; it is an association between the dead, the living and the unborn. Its binding principle is not contract but something more akin to trusteeship.” Roger Scruton

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Read this a few weeks ago. And now I’ve been inspired to watch the movie tonight ; cc’d @ItsGoneAwry

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I'm going to listen to Choral music so much harder now

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The English choral tradition is one of the jewels of our national life. Certain idiots won’t rest until everything traditional and beautiful is destroyed. Tone-deaf from a Cambridge college. @stjohnscam Cambridge's St John's College scraps church choir to make way for more

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Joshua D Phillips

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Day 9 #WrestlingShirtADayinMay Happy birthday @TheJokerJB 🥳🎉

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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Sir Roger Scruton, “A Thing Called Civilization” - YouTube Watch this. It’s only 11 minutes.

Sir Roger Scruton, “A Thing Called Civilization”

Sir Roger Scruton accepts the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s Defender of Western Civilization award, September 19, 2019Interested in more videos like th...

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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If you're an English teacher, I'm guessing you love literature (otherwise, I have no idea what you're doing) Teach your students what you love. Tell them why you love reading. Teach them how to read well. Teach them why reading is important.

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@RewiretheWest I can’t find a store in the USA with any good tweed jackets I was in Scotland earlier this year. Should have got one then 😒

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@natalievecchio1 Whoever loses has to convert

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Day 1 #WrestlingShirtADayinMay My school: @StrathHavenHS

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Joshua D Phillips

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Haven’t read this @Scruton_Quotes book in a few years. I think I’ll revisit it once I finish Moby Dick this week If you’re interested in real conversations about political philosophy, I recommend Scruton. Cable news pundits are not a good source for serious conversation

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Joshua D Phillips

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But theres no “neutral” option. Children will b exposed to lots of beliefs (religious/political) & will b influenced by some & not others. Children can’t just “make up their own beliefs/values” out of thin air. They’ll b influenced. Parents shld expose them to the best influences

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Children should be allowed to form their own beliefs and values without the influence of religion.

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Joshua D Phillips

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@ryanlongcomedy you have 177K followers. Post that license plate number and city. Crowd source that info. He'll be found *or just call the police with the plate number. But that's boring

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Joshua D Phillips

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go DAVE!

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@SurrogConcern @GenderReceipts @JenniferLahl I am in the US. Thanks for the info. I know absolutely nothing about this topic. But the industry seems to have exploded in growth in the last couple of years. And common sense would say "maybe we should pause and talk about this first." Mother/baby bonding seems important

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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I hate that so many aspects of education have been reduced to 1. "Will this be on the test?" 2. "How will this help me get a job?" Look, I don't know if this is going to help you earn more money at that tech startup but I still think you should read "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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@The_Law_Boy You are allowed to protest. You are not allowed to disrupt the normal functions of a public institution. This includes: blocking walkways, roads, doorways, & using sound amplification equip. You can protest. You cannot disrupt other people's ability to use public accommodations

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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Another win on Student Evals: “He made us bring a notebook and didn’t allow us to have laptops. This made me focus more and I actually paid attention to the material” Get personal technology (phones/laptops) out of the classroom. There is no discernible benefit.

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Joshua D Phillips

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Finished✅ Completely worth it. Lives up to the hype. I've never felt such satisfaction in finishing a book. But this feels like an accomplishment Also, it's long. But it's a very easy, smooth read. The first 150 pg are rough; figuring out characters. After that, smooth sailing

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Day 4 #WrestlingShirtADayinMay Reliving my high school glory days at University High School, Illinois 😎

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@RebeccaLChris @JeremyTate41 I’m hearing from several teachers that lots of curriculum is just making students read “excerpts” now instead of entire books: “kids get bored w entire books so just give them cliff notes” 1 student in my class did ask “we read part of Romeo & J for English. Does that count?”

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@RafHM You can certainly disagree with @RafHM on politics/opinions/objectives, but this guy knows history. Not just “normal history” but extremely detailed, specific history. Quite educational

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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I’m beginning to think that 24 hour news channels were a mistake 🤔

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@JoshPhillipsPhD

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@schwinn3 I've heard this A LOT in last 2 yrs: K-12 moving to "excerpts" of classic lit instead of reading the whole book/play Instead they read some new, NYT bestselling book & then watch the movie cuz "it keeps the kids engaged" (e.g. "The Hate You Give") Only read excerpts seems awful

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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Final feedback from school yr A student who I hadn’t had in a few yrs graduated Saturday. He said I inspired him to read more books. Those books he always wanted to read, but never opened. Great literature books He had just finished The Brothers Karamazov. He read it for fun 🙂

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Joshua D Phillips

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School starts today! Here's the books I'll be teaching across 4 diff classes The Old Man and the Sea Meditations Notes from Underground The Great Gatsby Death of a Salesman Man's Search for Meaning Macbeth Things Fall Apart Native Son One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

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Drop those home library pics below 😎 📚

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@bethanyshondark Tell them it’s on Sunday and just record it

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Everyone should read War and Peace Listen: the first 150 pages are rough. You’re figuring out all the character connections But once you get past that, the rest of the book is so smooth and engaging. It truly is an easy read.

Matt Ryan 🟦 #CanonChat 📕: War and Peace

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If you're reading with us, our first meeting on Volume One is just three and a half weeks away on June 9. #CanonChat

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Who was there?

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Joshua D Phillips

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This is why I’m also opposed to the “Taylor Swift” classes. What are students missing out on by taking a TS class? Mozart, Beethoven, Bach? Classes are finite. We have to make choices. For every pop culture fad we teach, we are neglecting something with more history & tradition

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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Alright everyone, this is freakin' deakin' good writing by @AmnaUncensored Reading isn't just about "entertainment" and confirming our worldviews Yeah, some of the stuff we read will challenge us and make us uncomfortable It should! That's how we grow and figure stuff out.

Amna Khalid

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My latest: “The Rushdie Attack Underlines the Value of Teaching Challenging Books” in @timeshighered — PDF in reply tweet. @JoyceCarolOates @MargaretAtwood @PENamerica @AmericanPublish @NAChristakis @ScottJaschik @Thomaschattwill

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Joshua D Phillips

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Let’s be honest, the only reason I even know who @JeremyTate41 is, is because he wrote an essay about classical education in the Washington Post; co-authored with known white supremacist Dr. Cornel West

Opinion | Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual catastrophe

One of America's greatest Black universities is diminishing the light and wisdom that inspired Frederick Douglass, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and countless other freedom fighters.

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 Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (@waitmanwbeorn.com 🟦)🇺🇦

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🧵 On Those Classic Cultural Twitter Accounts Someone on here questioned why I would say that accounts like the one below are dog whistles for white supremacy. Well, ok. Let's do this.

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@JoshPhillipsPhD

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@Miss_Snuffy Just buy another pole. Same length. Attach to top of existing pole.

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If we are not teaching today's students how to read and love the classics, who do we think will be teaching these books 30 years from now?

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Brontë, Austen, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Baldwin, Balzac etc. When we teach HP (other pop culture texts) we risk students never being exposed to the classics. They know HP. We don’t need to teach them. We need to teach them great works they may never be expose to otherwise

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Joshua D Phillips

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An average reader will read about 700 books in a lifetime (12 books x 60 years). That’s not a lot. It’s important that you make each one count. These books will make up the foundation of your vocabulary; the framework for your worldview; the stories you will tell your children.

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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I love that so many ppl are engaging w this tweet & discussing books/reading w each other ♥️ I can't keep up with all the conversations, but I'm glad to know that other ppl are concerned about the lack of reading in school curriculum. That's the first step in solving the problem

Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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Just taught a class of 20 incoming freshmen During the discussion I asked them: "How many books have you read in the past year?" Every single one of them said "zero" We have a major problem

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@alecmbianco I can’t believe this is even a debate. Just do a book comparison 50 books kids are likely to read in classical school v. 50 they’ll read in modern school Wind in the Willows v. Diary of a Wimpy Kid I’m offended I even have to debate this

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@JoshPhillipsPhD

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Get physical books into your home

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Stripping away gifted prog for equity infuriates me We have school-wide pep rallies to celebrate a handful of super athletes. School-wide assemblies for handful of artists (theater/concerts) But we've a problem if a dozen super nerds quietly do calculus in an advanced classroom

SageOnTheStage

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Should there be exclusive honors classes? (Non exclusive means students can self select to be in honors no matter their previous grades or work habits, students can remain in these classes no matter their grades or work habits)

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In 1950, the avg home hosted one dinner per month. Today, it is fewer than 6 per yr. Ppl consistently cite “the dining room” as the room they use the least. The table is more often used for paperwork than meals I encourage all of u to host more dinners for neighbors & coworkers

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@skygrote Lee losing senior year in HS (and missing out on being a 4x) and then winning NCAAs as a freshman. That guy knows how to just keep moving forward. Solid focus. Want to see him do well for the next decade

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Day 2 #WrestlingShirtADayinMay Repping @PennWrestling @WrestlingPhilly

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Day 3 #WrestlingShirtADayinMay @WrstleLikeAGirl

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Nonfiction audio is like a really long podcast. It's not written for "beautiful prose." Maybe 1 of 10 books for me is audio Otherwise I love reading words on the pg of classic lit. Its not "just the story." Its seeing the construction of the prose. I find it beautiful to look at

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That's it! Reading "one book a week" is one of the best investments you can make Prioritize. Organize. And make a plan. My basic plan is: Every Sunday do that math: Number of pgs divided by 7. It's really only 1-2 hrs per day And during travel I sneak in some nonfiction audio

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@JoshPhillipsPhD

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Apparently I have an “agenda” because I want students to be literate in culturally relevant books. Ok. I’m done

Mitchell Robinson

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@JoshPhillipsPhD it's not necessary. why don't you just say what your real agenda is here, Josh?

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Joshua D Phillips

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I might just devote this entire account towards encouraging people to read more

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Joshua D Phillips

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2 years

Thank you for all the condolences (both public and private messages) Huxy really was the best ❤️ I will be lost without him for a bit. Through 11 years of life’s ups and downs, he was always with me I’m going to be off Twitter for a few weeks Catch you all later ❤️

Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

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My best friend for 11 years I’m absolutely heartbroken 💔 I love you Huxtable June 6, 2011 - July 14, 2022

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Day 8 #WrestlingShirtADayinMay Dave Schultz

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Welcome new college students! Reminder: if you are planning on being a Liberal Arts major, you should read about 100 canonical books during your time at university. About 1 book every 2 weeks. For you overachievers, aim for 200 books 📚 🙂

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Joshua D Phillips

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An aggressive reader will read about 1 book per week That's only 3,000-4,000 books in a lifetime For most people, it is far less. Likely less than 1,000 That's not that many books. Choose the best books to read

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, @fortunefunny ‘s Netflix special is freakin’ hilarious and I really need another one to drop soon (I can only rewatch this one so many times) 😂

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

2 years

Read 1 hour per day. Lift heavy weights 1 hour per day. Eat 100 grams of protein There. I just saved you 8 hours of self-help guru videos on YouTube.

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

2 years

There are 22 weeks left in the year (including this one) Here's a thread of the 21 books I intend to read in that time *I make it a priority to read one book a week. But "War and Peace" is going to take me 2 weeks

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

2 months

Did I ever tell you guys about the time my best dude sent me a Cameo from Dan Gable for my birthday? 😂🥳

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

2 years

U can't be a "critical thinker" if u don't know anything. That's why reading books is so important "Knowledge" must come 1st in classroom Stop it w the "we teach critical thinking" as ur primary selling pt Teachers should teach "knowledge." The critical thinking will follow

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

10 months

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Oscar Wilde

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

3 months

Should I just “figure it out” and head to Paris this summer for the Olympics?

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Joshua D Phillips

@JoshPhillipsPhD

2 years

"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools." Thucydides (460 – 395 B.C.)

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