An impressive classroom library
Take a look at this impressive classroom library. This library comes from the classroom of Erica Beaton, a teacher in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For more informat...
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The “Reading for Pleasure” high school elective course
Is this for real? This can’t be for real! There’s really a high school English teacher in Oklahoma whose full-time job is to teach a course called &...
Homework: Responsibility or compliance?
Respected teacher John Spencer tweeted this today about homework: Homework doesn’t teach kids responsibility. It teaches compliance. A better solution is...
The struggle continues after graduation
Last night, I had my first post-graduation dinner with my 2012 Advisory at a pizza place in the neighborhood. Thirteen of 18 students showed up. It was great t...
Beginning each class with The New York Times
Teachers Sarah Gross and Jonathan Olsen are conducting an experiment: What if we begin each classroom with students reading The New York Times and writing abou...