Amy MacKinnonSep 214 minHow Do Detectives Solve their Cases in Best-Selling Fictional Stories?They have an advantage: there is a method in their madness! If you read or watch enough detective stories, you know that there are...
Amy MacKinnonMay 11, 20216 minHow Do Good Stories Teach Virtue? If you’re going to teach anyone about virtue, teach them the definitions. If you want them to internalize virtue, then read good stories.
Amy MacKinnonOct 30, 20207 minThe Trouble with TrelawneyIn the Harry Potter series, Sybil Trelawney can be difficult character to defend for Christians. I'll show you how to do that in this post
Amy MacKinnonSep 7, 20206 minHow to Gently Teach Critical Thinking SkillsI will show you how to start teaching critical thinking skills using any story, and engage in creative thinking at the same time.
Amy MacKinnonAug 10, 20206 minWhat is the Point of a Classical Education?There’s a lot of talk about what a classical education actually is, but what is its goal? And why is it associated with wonder?
Amy MacKinnonJul 5, 20205 minHow Do You Teach Wonder?I haven’t seen very many good explanations of what wonder actually is in the recent materials that I’ve read, which is really odd. Why would
Amy MacKinnonJun 28, 20207 minWhy Teaching Beginnings, Middles, and Ends is a Problem This unfortunately popular way to teach children about stories is actually a big problem. I’ll explain why and show you a better way
