…a structure. Over the long term, teaching kids how to master particular structures doesn’t help them. To borrow from an old adage, “Give students a structure and you enable them…
…or tedious “drill-and-kill” school assignments—can further turn children off from reading. A child who does not have a healthy reading habit may suffer long-term consequences. As Trelease succinctly puts it,…
…academic freedom – on the elementary, secondary, and even, collegiate level. Topics like – academic freedom, book banning, and a term, new to me – trigger warnings (warnings that a…
…a life that will demand fluency in English. We think in terms of three sets of students. First, are the more academic students in middle school and high school who…
…Rather than simply invoke citizenship as an ideal for their students to achieve, writing instructors should address the various possible meanings of the term, which represent divergent traditions of political…
…schools. Queens County is the most diverse county in the country, in terms of races, nationalities, languages, religions. And yet, I’m always surprised how often I hear both preservice and…
…discover new vocabulary, and examine literary elements. Exploring Compare and Contrast Structure in Expository Texts Students build their understanding of the terms compare and contrast by participating in class discussions,…
…a powerful practice with significant short- and long-term effects. On the face of it, these three worldviews may not differ from what we believe as educators. But, as educators, we…
…Why are LGBTQ rights thought of in terms of marriage and adoption and not connected to broader issues like immigration? Questioning why the media positions certain identities (whether intentional or…
…see the last-mentioned–an attack on teacher licensure and credentialing–as something that could lead to lower quality staffing (including the possibility of long-term substitutes), and ultimately, to privatization of schools. Budget…
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