I’m not sure if it’s fate, or the fact that I’m a news junkie, but it seems as though I can always find a connection between what I’m studying in my classes and the news. This past term was no different.
Topics: Books, Facing History Resources, videos, Lesson Ideas, English Classroom, Literature, English
When I landed my first job as an English teacher at an inner-city high school, I knew I wanted to use the power of stories to allow my students to explore the problems that face our world. Working with students who were at-risk academically, socially, and emotionally, I had my work cut out for me. But I really was not prepared for the preconceptions that my students held, and how difficult it would be to work through them.
Topics: Books, English Classroom, Literature
The classroom can be a dangerous place.
Topics: Identity, We and They, Strategies, In the news, English Classroom, English