Future Tense
It is November 9, 2016, or, as someone said earlier today, 11/9 instead of 9/11. It is first hour. I have been trying to write a personal essay about teaching...
Read More
I am a Teacher and Writer
I am a teacher and writer. Or, I am a writer and teacher. Last June when campus was quiet after final exams, I sat in my classroom at a long wooden table, my palms flat...
Read More
Shadows and Supposes
When my 7th period finished reading They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky, I asked them to develop discussion questions we would use for our final discussion of...
Read More
Context Matters
For many of us who teach, preplanning is that brief period of time in late summer before school hallways flood with students and when teachers are supposed to be...
Read More
Learning through Emilio
I took three photographs with Emilio on the final day of school. In the last, we tried to look tough, at least I did. I wasn’t very convincing with my turned-up...
Read More
You Can’t Please Everyone
We began class that day reading Thomas Jefferson’s inaugural address and we used a protocol where we highlighted places in the text that gave us pause, made us...
Read MoreSubscribe by Email
Completely spam free, opt out any time.
This form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
