Your lesson plan is excellent - except for the Emily Dickinson line: "There is no frigate like a book." The sentiment is lovely, the quotation is apt - only trouble is the word "frigate." Just try to say it in class - and your lesson is over. (Bel Kaufman)

Your lesson plan is excellent - except for the Emily Dickinson line: "There is no frigate like a book." The sentiment is lovely, the quotation is apt - only trouble is the word "frigate." Just try to say it in class - and your lesson is over.

Bel Kaufman

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