Movies of Censored Books, with a Little Advice
While students on the coasts can expect another six weeks or so of school—kind of like our six weeks of …
Teachers Know Redux
This blog is an updated version of the 2018 blog Teachers Know. I have to say up front that teachers …
Read It, Write About It, Understand
Photo: Ashburn Colored School Let’s be clear. NCTE never supports using writing or reading as punishment. But that’s what Virginia judge …
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 …
Keep the Light On
ALA’s State of America’s Libraries Report hit newsstands last week, noting, “Never have our nation’s libraries played such a pivotal …
The Ways of a Challenge
A book challenge is personal. A teacher hears someone telling them that their values—the values that led to their use …
The Pen Is Mighty Indeed
Why else would people take writing so seriously? Some think writing so powerful that their children will turn into sorcerers …
Knowledge Burning
It’s hard to have grown up in the 50s and 60s as I did and not have been aware of …
Making Change with LGBTQ Literature
There’s a great article in the March Council Chronicle, “Teachers as Change Agents: Piloting an LGBTQ Book Club for Middle-Grade …
Latest on the First Amendment on Campus
Free speech on college campuses is in the news again—from complaints from “right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro [who] is pushing back …