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Word of the Day

POSTED April 27, 2:38 PM

gnomon-- a parallelogram with a replica of itself missing

My students' eyes rolled back in their heads when they heard of the significance of the word gnomon in James Joyce's Dubliners. Joyce's characters all have a section of their lives and hearts missing, and Joyce found this state gnomonic. Often, as a teacher, I find myself one corner short of a parallelogram, so I can relate!

Immanent in the symbolism of Joyce's words is the gnomon, which inspires Gabriel, and perhaps some other Dublin residents, to return to their roots.

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Word of the Day

POSTED April 20, 7:46 AM

impinge--to make an impression, to have an effect or impactThe quote comes from James Joyce again, via a former student, Mika: "Through one of the broken panes I heard the rain impinge upon the earth..." (Araby)I hesitate to impinge upon your... Read More

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Word of the Day

POSTED April 18, 2:34 PM

fatuous--foolish or inane, sillyOn a Friday afternoon, I am tempted to fill my Joyce lecture with palaver, satisfying my students' longing for zero intellectual activity. But I fear the ignominy of being known as the teacher who blows off Fridays, so... Read More

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Word of the Day

POSTED April 17, 4:56 PM

palaver-- talk meant to charm or beguileJames Joyce is a wonderful vocabulary builder. In order not to suffer the ignominy of not being true to my word, I give you palaver as your word of the day. Lily, in the great story "The Dead," says... Read More

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Is Education Wasted on the Young?

POSTED April 13, 8:49 AM

My education column today in the D.C. Examiner comments on a lecture a world renowned James Joyce scholar gave to my students at Oakton High School last week. I have known Coilin Owens for years--he is Professor Emeritus at George Mason University--but... Read More

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The Good, the Bad, and the Transcendent

POSTED April 11, 5:07 PM

The past 36 hours as a public high school teacher has had a little of everything. Come to think of it, every day as a public high school teacher has a little of everything. Yesterday a world-renowned scholar on James... Read More

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Erica Jacobs
Erica Jacobs is the Education columnist for the DC Examiner, and has taught high school and college for 33 years. She has been around the education block! Email her at ejacob1@gmu.edu.