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...
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Improvements to my English class
January is a great time to make changes. After all, most students completely forget about school over Winter Break. Teachers can take advantage of that amnesia...
Fall Semester Reflection #1: Reading
It’s Finals Week, so that means that instead of helping my students with their exams and projects, I’m thinking about ways to improve my teaching n...
I’m tired of being a cheerleader
In my class, students write an essay in class on Monday and then type it on Google Docs by 11 p.m. It’s a simple assignment. Most of the time, I get 20 o...
An experiment on the predictability of achievement
I’ve written before about the predictability of student achievement. The achievement gap is big and sinister, and the reason I’m a teacher is to me...