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VIEWS FROM MCGUFFEY ECLECTIC READERS, SOME EVEN PROGRESSIVE PART 2

YESTERDAY, WE STARTED STUDY OF MCGUFFEY’S ECLECTIC READERS, USING its annotated version edited by Stanley W. Lindberg. Today in Part 2 we continue with a lesson that’s a fundamental one … Continue reading

July 3, 2026 · Leave a comment