“Are You Pleased with This?”
…she’s sitting calmly somewhere reading a book. Follow her on IG and Threads (@bronxsmiling) for her monthly book stacks! Reference: Delpit, Lisa, and Christopher Emdin. 2016. “Teacher as Activist:…
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Learning to Cut and Paste
…often messy aftermath of store aisles strewn with notebooks, fuzzy pencil cases, and stacks of construction paper. As a university English teacher, I was never used to these sales being…
Slowing Down to Find Joy
…another picture book from the stack next to her. I quietly squat down and whisper to her: “I notice that today as a writer you are reading for some inspiration….
The Book Bento: A Visual Literary Analysis Assignment
…classes this year. They require less grading than an essay. I got through a stack of 15 today in 20 minutes, when grading their on-demand essays usually takes over an…
Student-Generated Questions, Part 1: Making Space for Student Voices, Perspectives, and Identities
…of Basra: A True Story from Iraq (2005), to my third-grade students as a way to build excitement for the year of incredible reading we were about to embark on….
Creating Inclusive Classroom Libraries with Different Types of Agents
…varied possibilities that young readers can embody: overcoming challenges to achieve their goals; combating inequalities; building meaningful relationships with others; disrupting identity norms; caring for themselves; and being entangled with…
Fire, Flight, and Fight
…In Missouri, their family has the support of their communities at school, at church, and in loving circles of friends. They will still need to rebuild careers and support systems…
Making Change with LGBTQ Literature
…annotated in the blog.] (1) Educate us and help us become more accepting, which is the building block for equal representation and friendships. (2) Teach us about these topics in…
A Turning Point for Pennsylvania’s Book Bans
…who could have read them. Book bans inhibit free speech, and most importantly, our ability to connect with others and build strong communities. Books commonly banned, such as Gender Queer:…
Time Well Spent
…in nature, without being inside playing on our phones all day. Travel builds empathy and challenges a single story that a young person might have in his or her mind…
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