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 …
Young Adult Literature, Advanced Placement, and “Rigor”
This post is by NCTE member Cody Miller. As stated in an earlier post, my English Honors I course is …
Etymology of a Teacher
This post is written by Anna Baldwin, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst and the 2014 State Teacher of the Year for …
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 …
“Do No Harm”
The title of this blog is the title of an article in this summer’s ALAN Review in which NCTE members …
Part 2: Extending Student Voice and the WinS Experience to a Social Experiment
This is the second of two posts written by NCTE member, Topher Kandik, the 2016 State Teacher of the Year …
Part 1: Revelation and Student Voice in my High School Classroom
This post is the first of a two by NCTE member Topher Kandik, the 2016 State Teacher of the Year …
Un Nuevo Bard
This post is written by NCTE member, Michael Guevara. Towards the latter part of April, my social media—populated by linguaphiles, …
Using Literature to Advocate for Queer Kids and Their (Potential) Allies
This post is written by NCTE member, Mollie Blackburn. I am one among many who have called for bringing LGBTQ-themed …
“High-Impact” Teaching and the Role of Literature
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. I was recently named “one of the highest impact teachers” …