Weekenders: An alternative to weekend homework?
I’ve been thinking of banning homework on weekends, but I can’t get myself to make the move. After all, if there’s no homework on weekends, t...
Category: teaching
Teaching students about race through the Jeremy Lin story
Although the first wave of Linsanity has recently passed, Jeremy Lin’s story is still a phenomenal one. We identify with Lin’s rise and appreciate ...
Why the Nightly Text assignment is working
This unit, I’m trying something new to encourage my students to read the assigned book and to complete their homework. I call it the Nightly Text. Studen...
Celebrating academic excellence in AP English
AP English is a grind. It’s hard on my students. No matter how much they think they’re trying, there’s always more work to do. That’s w...
More thoughts on the homework debate
In my last post, I considered banning homework on weekends. And then today, I read a recent article in Ed, the magazine of the Harvard Graduate School of Educa...