Is it spring break yet? I am exhausted. . . . Spring has sprung; the pollen has really created allergy issues for me for the last three weeks or so. I love spring; my floweringContinue reading
Category: Philosophy
New School Year, New Duties–A New Balancing Act
The school year 2021-2022 is in full swing. In three weeks or so, I will be entering grades for the first quarter. I’m not sure where the first six weeks of school have gone. It’sContinue reading
How Teaching without “Resources” Made Me a Better Teacher
I remember my first year of teaching. I was handed a stack of textbooks, a paperbound “teacher’s guide” and the tests for the literature series. All I had to do was make the assignments, giveContinue reading
Creativity and TeachingT
I don’t know how they do it–those teachers who manage to run a Teachers Pay Teachers store, teach full time and maintain a blog. I thought I could maintain a blog that is mainly reflective,Continue reading
Banned Book Week, September 27-October 3, 2020
It catches me by surprise every year: Banned Book Week. A time to celebrate? I don’t think so. Yet, I wonder if we do not need to take a look at this week more seriously.Continue reading
Return to School
I wrote in June that I was taking a vacation from writing on this blog. I anticipated being away for a week or two. That vacation lasted a month. As the narrator of the Reese’sContinue reading
What Do I Teach Now?–Critical Literacy in the Wake of George Floyd
I have been as shaken by current events as the rest of the world. Not only have I as a teacher been concerned with what school will look like in August in the midst ofContinue reading
Why Eagle Wings with ELA?
One of my favorite Bible verses comes from Isaiah: “but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, theyContinue reading