I remember vividly the first time I put my head on my desk and cried during my lunch period. The bell to end fourth period and move to lunch had just rung and a student was lingering behind asking me questions that had nothing to do with that day’s lessons. Read more…
Due to a medical condition, I’ve had to miss the last three weeks of school. Every teacher knows the struggle of planning for a substitute! Planning for a long-term substitute is no different. Fortunately for me, a good friend (and retired English teacher) offered to sub for me while I am Read more…
I value my students’ identities as readers and writers and I have been consciously making changes in my classroom to reflect that. My classroom climate is becoming one where a culture of reading is the norm and notthe exception. My students pull out books at every opportunity and it fills Read more…
It’s probably no secret to anyone reading this that I am a reader. I know very few English teachers who aren’t! One of the great things about readers, at least readers that I know, is that they cannot wait to share whatever great book they’ve recently read with whomever will Read more…
The First Day of School With my fifteenth year of teaching looming on the horizon, I’ve found myself spending a lot of time this summer examining my personal teaching practice and whether or not what I do in the classroom is a true reflection of my core beliefs about teaching Read more…