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Welcome to Living Words Press!I'm Zach, your host this cycle. Here, you will find episodes about my writing, my musings, and my faith. Yes, I am an author of fantasy, science fiction, and Christian lit, but I am also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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The Homeschool Debate is 2,500 Years Old (opens the original)
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Have we been arguing about public school vs. homeschool for thousands of years? In this video, we travel back to 480 BC to compare the educational philosophies of Athens and Sparta . Although separated by only 132 miles, these two Greek city-states had radically different ideas about what children should learn—and why. Athens sought to cultivate thoughtful citizens through philosophy, rhetoric, the arts, and civic participation. Sparta trained disciplined, loyal warriors through state-directed e
One Thing You Can Do Today to Write Better (opens the original)
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Want to take your writing to the next level? The secret might surprise you: poetry.In this video, I share why practicing poetry is one of the most powerful (and often overlooked) ways to become a better writer. From learning to be more concise and emotionally impactful to mastering figurative language and meaning modification, poetry trains skills that will dramatically improve your prose.I also tell the personal story of how a sixth-grade poetry unit changed my life—from a kid who only read sto
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