Literature and the Human Condition
We study literature to study the human condition. We engage in conversation with a text, with its context, to understand where we were within our reality, or to understand where we may be going within...
View Article3 Ways Crisis Teaching Is Different and Just as (More?) Difficult as...
This post could have been entitled “5 ways…” or “10 ways…” or maybe even “100 ways,” but the power of three is strong. It craves concision. It requires streamlined thought. It also makes it more...
View ArticleBig Ideas in My Classroom
I created this poster to remind myself of the true value of education, of what it’s all about. As my first group goes into AP® exams this week, it seems important to remember that we don’t go to school...
View ArticleThis Is Why I Teach Literature
Words matter. The post This Is Why I Teach Literature appeared first on We Learn to Change.
View ArticleShould I Teach To Kill a Mockingbird?
Why am I so hesitant to teach To Kill a Mockingbird? The post Should I Teach To Kill a Mockingbird? appeared first on We Learn to Change.
View ArticleThe Thought Piece
Through the Thought Piece assignment, this teacher tries to help students find their voice and understand their thought process. The post The Thought Piece appeared first on We Learn to Change.
View ArticleWhy Reexamine What Education Is Right Now? Why Not?
Education should be about freedom; through our acquisition of knowledge and our development of critical thinking skills, we realize we are free. The post Why Reexamine What Education Is Right Now? Why...
View ArticleThe 2020-2021 School Year Will Be One for the Books
School districts across the country are scrambling to define what school is going to look like this year. Meanwhile, teachers seem to be exhausted, confused, and - in some cases - angry. All the...
View ArticleCurriculum and Instruction During the COVID-19 Crisis
Instead of doing what we did before, which was akin to flipping the light switch on a bunch of gremlins, we teachers and students should take the lessons we have learned and apply them to virtual...
View ArticleAlternative Assignments and Assessments during the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond…
The first four miles of today’s bike ride was devoted to discussing alternative assignments and assessments; helping students learn how to question themselves, each other, and the world around them;...
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