As a certified English Language Arts teacher, I am passionate about words. The more words we know and the more appropriately we are able to use our vocabulary, the more capable we can be as a learned human being.

Here's a chance to learn new words and how to use them! Come join the Diligent Dictionary Detective Class. Detectives will look through the dictionary each week before class and find two words they’ve never heard or never used. At the weekly class, detectives will read their...