Brian Preston
Jan 27, 2024

Nice to see some of your other talents beyond keen analysis of Ukraine. As a retired teacher of 8th graders, Romeo and Juliet is a standard at that grade. It's interesting to see how many teachers at that grade level don't know the sexual innuendo the play includes. As a college English major, that knowledge of Elizabethan lit made the play even more interesting. Yet, there's no need to highlight the innuendo for it to be a moving introduction to Shakespeare and meaningful to teens today without any need to reference original subtitles, which we avoid with 8th graders. Thanks for revealing your broader talents!

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Brian Preston
Brian Preston

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A retired educator with an interest in furthering progressive ideals

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