The Words of Walt Whitman
American poet Walt Whitman was born in Long Island, New York on May 31, 1819. In 2019, there were numerous …
The Week After Teacher Appreciation Week
I’m not knocking it—we had a whole week when everyone in the country honored teachers. But that was last week. …
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 War on Nicknames: How Florida’s New Legislation Further Limits Youth’s Expression amidst Rising Gun Violence Rates
The National Coalition Against Censorship’s Student Advocates for Speech program was created in 2022 to provide participants with virtual advocacy …
The Value of Staying Connected through NCTE
This blog was written by NCTE member and Kent D. Williamson Policy Fellow Grace Eunhye Lee. As a current …
The Value of Connection
The following blog post grew out of comments NCTE member Michael Rifenburg shared during the online conversation you can view below. The …
The Use of Sports in YA Literature
“I think basketball is a container for the miraculous.”–Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There’s Always Next Year: On Basketball and Ascension …
The Unbearable Lightness of Tweeting
This post is written by member Bridget Fullerton. Though we know that our students are always-already writers, asking them to …
The Typewriter!
On June 23. 1868, the first typewriter patent was awarded. If someone placed an original 1868 typewriter in front of you, you …
The True Meaning of Teaching
Council Historian Paul Thomas writes a letter to his students, particularly pertinent at this end-of- semester grading time. He explains …