BY: LIZ KEIPER The West Virginian students I teach cannot get enough of Kwame Alexander. In a recent survey conducted in all grades at Spring Mills High School where I teach, we asked students the title of their favorite book that they read during the first semester. This applied to Read more…
BY: LIZ KEIPER “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard ― While every season of the school year has pros and cons, I often feel that January through March is the sweet spot of the year. At this point, you know your Read more…
By: Liz Keiper Need suggestions for a holiday break read? Or still looking for gift ideas for your second cousin’s kids? Maybe you just want to freshen up your classroom library with some new titles. (I know that’s ALWAYS a yes for me.) This semester, I’ve happened upon some amazing Read more…
By: Liz Keiper There’s something entrancing about dystopian stories… I mean, who isn’t drawn in by a story about a futuristic society in crisis, a hero taking on the system, or the threat of either nuclear apocalypse, deadly disease, alien invasion, or AI omnipotence? And our students are no exception. Read more…
BY: LIZ KEIPER The American Dream. It’s one of those slippery concepts that is hard to define or pin down. We have a sense of what it is, but helping 14-year-olds to a nuanced understanding of the term can be difficult because often people mean many different concepts when they Read more…