Facing Teaching & MyselfParents & DefensivenessHave I mentioned that I dislike conflict? A parent had emailed a few weeks ago declaring that the homework was too confusing for both her…Oct 22, 2017Oct 22, 2017
Facing Teaching & Myself#TakeaKnee with Predominately White 7th GradersFlocabulary, Race, and Current EventsOct 7, 2017Oct 7, 2017
Facing Teaching & MyselfParents & Back to School NightThis is how I feel on back to school night: putting on a show, several times in one night. Put on the costume, put on the show-time face…Oct 6, 2017Oct 6, 2017
Facing Teaching & MyselfAdvice from the End of the YearI looked back at a post I titled “End of the Year”: it had 45 words and no complete sentences — only fragments with some misspelled…Sep 9, 2017Sep 9, 2017
Facing Teaching & Myself8th Graders Make Connections between 1930s Germany and Today(note: I copied these as I graded them around June 9, 2017 — and then never published because I knew there would be more as I got more…Sep 9, 2017Sep 9, 2017
Facing Teaching & MyselfEssential“I teach history and literature — since when is this not essential?”May 31, 2017May 31, 2017
Facing Teaching & MyselfThose Who Don’tFor homework tonight, my students are responding to this excerpt from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros:May 4, 20171May 4, 20171