Elizabeth Foster

💙 MG & YA author. Published by Odyssey Books. Dystopian novel in the works.

[Elizabeth Foster @e_foster3]

@BigBrainBizness @BreneBrown Whatever they have learned in those liberal arts subjects is not filtering through in their day-to-day actions!

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

Imagine how beautiful the planet could be if the money spent on wars were instead invested in environmental protection, housing the homeless, feeding the poor, public healthcare, and education.

[Elizabeth Foster @e_foster3]

@yousef_ki1 .

[Elizabeth Foster @e_foster3]

@yousef_ki1 .

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Peace begins in the human heart, passes through relationships, takes root in neighborhoods and peripheries, and expands until it embraces the entire city and the world. Peace is built by promoting a culture that rejects violence, through daily gestures, education, and practical acts of justice. #PastoralVisit #Naples

[Maria Dubovikova @politblogme]

One of the most heartbreaking examples of nonverbal communication to emerge from Iran.
I cannot call this a mere propaganda piece. It is the unbearable truth, laid bare through the profound art of cinematography and animation.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Sweden is committing more than €100 million to a sweeping classroom overhaul: replacing tablets and screens with traditional printed textbooks to help reverse falling student performance and sharpen focus.

After more than a decade of embracing digital-first education, Swedish authorities are now pivoting back to paper-based learning. Official data and recent studies cited by the Ministry of Education show that prolonged screen use in class has been linked to shorter attention spans, weaker reading comprehension, and reduced critical-thinking abilities.

Research consistently finds that reading on illuminated screens requires greater mental effort and invites more distractions compared to the calm, linear experience of physical books—factors believed to have contributed to declining academic outcomes in recent years.

Under the new plan, every student will receive printed textbooks for all core subjects, restoring books as the central learning tool. Digital devices and online resources will remain available as supportive tools, but they will no longer dominate daily instruction.

This bold €100+ million investment signals Sweden’s leadership in rethinking the role of technology in education. It underscores a broader, growing recognition worldwide: while screens provide speed and access, the hands-on, distraction-free engagement of physical books supports deeper concentration, stronger memory retention, and more effective long-term learning.

By choosing paper over pixels, Sweden is charting a path toward a more balanced, evidence-informed classroom future—one that puts proven pedagogical principles ahead of unchecked digital trends.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

A.A. Milne showing us how to wrap up a story in the most beautiful way possible.

[Yusuf / Cat Stevens @YusufCatStevens]

The first song I wrote as a teenager was Mighty Peace - some natural predisposition at work here.

UK children have voted PEACE as the word of the year according to The Oxford University Press. https://t.co/6FT1YNKRIn
#Peace #Children

[Sophia Proneikos @Pergament_F]

"Books give soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."
Plato

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Too many leaders today view human rights as the problem.

We know human rights are the solution.

They are the foundation of peace.

They are the engine of progress.

And they are the path out of conflict & chaos to security & hope.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

When Ray Bradbury said, “Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds,” and “Look closely at everything. Don’t be a snob. Be joyful; writing is not a serious business—it’s a celebration,” he had it exactly right.

[Bob Golen @BobGolen]

Tony: Don't say my name backwards.

Me: Y not.

[Elizabeth Foster @e_foster3]

@DeborahSnow Agree - it was a peaceful community protest with mums and dads and kids there - despite confusing instructions from the police people kept their calm.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

Ursula le Guin on resistance through art

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

Not very long ago we believed we were the smartest generation in history, and it feels like overnight we just accepted that people are getting dumber and there’s nothing we can do about it. But it doesn’t have to be like this. We have to return reading to the center of culture.

[Elizabeth Foster @e_foster3]

@ChrisMurphyCT Clear explanation thx - jeepers

[Elizabeth Foster @e_foster3]

@FranceskAlbs Awesome DNA 🌺

[Andrew Snyder @Andrewnsnyder]

One of the best monologues of cinematic history.

[兔兒神 @chenchenwrites]

I don't think it was pain that made him so great, I think painting brought him whatever happiness he had.

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RIP David Lynch