Education – Page 7 – Janet Ruth Heller

Problems with the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Author: Janet Ruth Heller May 30, 2015

I have watched parts of the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the last two years. While I admire the young people who compete, I see many problems with the format and assumptions behind this contest.

Education, Humanities, Language, National Spelling Bee, Television Programs

education, linguistics, morphemes, problems with spelling bees

Interview with Anna Levine about Janet’s Books

Author: Janet Ruth Heller April 15, 2015

On April 14, 2015, I did the following interview with Anna Levine about my books, especially my poetry book Exodus (WordTech Editions, 2014).

Autobiography, Books, Education, Inspiration, Interviews, Jewish Families, Jewish Traditions, Midrash/Exegesis, Poetry

autobiography, books, education, egalitarian worship, interview, Jewish background, midrash/exegesis, poetry

The Value of Studying Humanities and Social Sciences

Author: Janet Ruth Heller August 10, 2014

As a published writer of poetry and fiction and a college professor who has taught literature, creative writing, linguistics, and women’s studies at eight different colleges and universities, I am distressed that some people now denigrate the study of humanities…
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Education, Humanities, Literature, Social Sciences

Alfred North Whitehead, citizenship, education, freedom, humanities, imagination, liberal arts, S. T. Coleridge, self-realization, social sciences