No frills. Just books.
Two months ago, I asked people to donate money to help build my classroom’s Kindle Library. I didn’t do anything special. I didn’t invite peo...
Category: reading
Arizona is banning books
Mexican WhiteBoy, by Matt de la Pena, is one of my students’ favorite books to read. Ninth grade boys, in particular, love the book. It’s a story a...
A milestone at my book club
My book club has been meeting for nearly 15 years. There are seven of us, and every few months, we get together, eat good food, and talk about a good book. We&...
“He used to hate reading.”
I bumped into the mother of one of my students today in the school’s parking lot. She’s great. After catching up a little and talking about the nic...
Another feel-good Kindle story
The Classroom Kindle Project is definitely picking up steam. Word is getting out that there are Kindles to check out, and students are flocking to my classroom...