Humanities Teacher Marni Spitz
Last week’s episode of The Highlighter podcast was very popular — there were more than 120 listeners. What a great way to start! I just published the fourth ep...
The Crier
When my best friends have weddings, and I want to say a few words at their rehearsal dinners, I have been forced to perform raps to express how much I love the...
Many of us don’t entirely understand the power that teachers have to encourage young people to become engaged readers. Gonzalo is a ninth grader at City ...
Concert-Going Tiger Nikes
Last week I did something few teachers do on a school night: I went to a concert. Gassssspp!!!! I know, right?!? I’m so BRAVE. After a day of school, I entere...
My Teacher Box
Right before the bell, a student coyly slipped me a card. J’s attendance in my class had been off and on for a while, but recently, he had been present more of...