Wild Horses, Black Holes, and Original Medicine
This post was written by member Jessie Dorin. When I was eight, my bipolar dad put me on our unbroken …
Why We Teach Books Like Night
Elie Wiesel died Saturday and my first thoughts were of Night and the many times it has and continues …
Why Students Should Read This Book
I just finished reading—actually listening to Sherman Alexie read—You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir. Not a …
Why Penny Kittle Won’t Censor Books
This year, when you go back to school, take a lesson from Penny Kittle. Don’t stop at selecting the texts …
Why Our Students Need Us To Teach About Climate Change
It’s Earth Day and I’m writing this blog after hearing a story about teaching climate change on NPR, “Most Teachers …
Why NCTE Supports Ethnic Studies Initiatives
Newest in the collection of NCTE position statements is the NCTE Position Statement in Support of Ethnic Studies Initiatives in …
Why I Think It’s Important to Know Frederick Douglass
The following post is written by NCTE member Scott Filkins. As I prepared to read Frederick Douglass’s autobiography with my …
Why Can’t Teachers Assign Happy Books?
In 2011, Meghan Cox Gurdon in her now infamous Wall Street Journal article “Darkness Too Visible” set off a fire …
Why Banning Books Doesn’t Work
This post originally appeared on Sept. 20, 2017. Complaints about the use of various technological tools in classrooms are …
Why Address Climate Change in the English Language Arts Classroom? Part II
This post is written by members Richard Beach and Allen Webb. This is the second of two parts. You can …