In the final analysis, the right reason for learning Shakespeare is to learn the right reason that Shakespeare teaches! 

I like to give high school students a reading journal or diary to record their favorite books. Not just my own teens, but the teens in the high school book club I've led for more than a decade. Even after they grow into adults and move out of their parents' houses, some continue to keep their journals up to date. It’s a great habit that encourages reading for enjoyment.

I had the privilege last month to present the $500 award for The Tolkien, Lewis, and Friends High School Essay Contest at The Center for Faith & Culture (Aquinas College in Nashville, TN). I thoroughly enjoyed spending the weekend with this year's winner Lydia Martin and her family. Lydia is a homeschool senior and hopes to join the Dominican Sisters in Nashville. Her essay is almost as delightful as the author. I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed listening to it at the Tolkien and Lewis Celebration.

Phillip Campbell's new novel, Tale of Maneath, has been receiving rave reviews all over the Internet.

If you'd like to read Chesterton online for free too, here are some links for you. And if you'd like to enhance that reading, Homeschool Connections offers affordable online high school courses on many of Chesterton's books.