Advocating for Newcomer Students by Seeing Their Strengths
This post is written by member Mary Amanda “Mandy” Stewart. Newcomers represent one of the fastest growing populations in US …
Appreciating Teachers in Underprivileged Schools
This post is written by member Sharonica Nelson. Teaching is a job that comes with very little thanks and accolades. …
13+ Answers to 13 Reasons Why
NCTE Facebook has been ablaze with discussion of an article from The Atlantic. The Netflix series of Jay Asher’s book 13 …
Field Notes: In Appreciation of All You Do to Affect the Quality of Your Students’ Days
“It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make …
Poetry and English Education
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published …
Teacher Appreciation Week
Since 1984, National PTA has designated one week in May as a special time to honor the men and women …
Sneak Preview of May EJ: Textual Revolution: Reading and Writing the Word and the World
The following post is by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, NCTE members and editors of the English Journal. Words matter. …
What Happened in Your State This April?
This past month, ten policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, New …
100,000 Forbidden Books and Counting
“Books are the maker of culture, ” notes Argentinian artist Marta Minujín, who is promising that her performance art installation, …
Poetry and College English
During National Poetry Month, we posted poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by NCTE. This …