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Those who can, teach. My People: Sustaining a Teaching Life by Staying Connected With My Tribe. Posted in nyc schools. With a nudge from Donna JT Smith. I’m jumping back into Two Writing Teachers’ Slice-of-Life Challenge. 8212;————————. We’re in the last week of the NYC Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute. I can’t believe we’ve gotten here so quickly. 8221; I can’t help it; every summer, it’s the truth. When that Fellow thanked me for helping him find his people, I told him that we can get thro...
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Those who can, teach. Free-writing with students terrifies me. I always think at some point the fear of the first free-write will subside, and instead of inwardly panicking while my students gape at me in horror – Y. Ou’re asking us to write? 8211; I’ll remember that I’ve done this before and no one died. But no, I can’t convince myself of that on Day One; even as I reassure my students that they can do this, my inner freakout perfectly mirrors their outer. What am I going to write about? G raised his ey...
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Those who can, teach. Free-writing with students terrifies me. I always think at some point the fear of the first free-write will subside, and instead of inwardly panicking while my students gape at me in horror – Y. Ou’re asking us to write? 8211; I’ll remember that I’ve done this before and no one died. But no, I can’t convince myself of that on Day One; even as I reassure my students that they can do this, my inner freakout perfectly mirrors their outer. What am I going to write about? G raised his ey...
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Beyond the T-Chart | Those Who Can
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Those who can, teach. I’m going to give you a little dude, I announced, holding up a handful of paper rectangles. On each is the empty outline of a cartoonish body. Now, be kind to this little dude. Don’t draw on his face, or crumple him up, or poke him with your pencil. In every class, this gets a chuckle. This little dude is Junior. He’s going to live in your notebook. Does everyone’s Junior have a home? What are we focusing on today? Someone called out, every class. Junior’s internal conflicts his per...
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Those who can, teach. Free-writing with students terrifies me. I always think at some point the fear of the first free-write will subside, and instead of inwardly panicking while my students gape at me in horror – Y. Ou’re asking us to write? 8211; I’ll remember that I’ve done this before and no one died. But no, I can’t convince myself of that on Day One; even as I reassure my students that they can do this, my inner freakout perfectly mirrors their outer. What am I going to write about? G raised his ey...
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Those who can, teach. Starting Over, Again. Coming out of silence is almost as hard as living in it. In an oppressive environment, I survive by turning inward. It’s a strategy that has served me well and protected me through many challenging situations, but the longer I stay in the safety of isolation, the more difficult words become. The only way I’m going to get it right is if I get it done. All I can do, is do. This is hard to admit, to talk about, to. What Doesn’t Kill You. The Monday after the mass ...
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Those who can, teach. My People: Sustaining a Teaching Life by Staying Connected With My Tribe. Posted in nyc schools. With a nudge from Donna JT Smith. I’m jumping back into Two Writing Teachers’ Slice-of-Life Challenge. 8212;————————. We’re in the last week of the NYC Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute. I can’t believe we’ve gotten here so quickly. 8221; I can’t help it; every summer, it’s the truth. When that Fellow thanked me for helping him find his people, I told him that we can get thro...
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My People: Sustaining a Teaching Life by Staying Connected With My Tribe | Those Who Can
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Those who can, teach. My People: Sustaining a Teaching Life by Staying Connected With My Tribe. Posted in nyc schools. With a nudge from Donna JT Smith. I’m jumping back into Two Writing Teachers’ Slice-of-Life Challenge. 8212;————————. We’re in the last week of the NYC Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute. I can’t believe we’ve gotten here so quickly. 8221; I can’t help it; every summer, it’s the truth. When that Fellow thanked me for helping him find his people, I told him that we can get thro...
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Those who can, teach. Rewriting History, Repeating the Future. College Board Caves To Conservative Pressure, Changes AP U.S. History Curriculum. I woke up to this headline on a friend’s Facebook and shared the story right away. I knew my friends who are teachers and readers would want to see it, too. Another friend of mine commented with disbelief. Is this satire? When I wrote this post. About my experiences with Facing History. Rather than a reason to write a better future. Posted in nyc schools. With a...
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Those who can, teach. Starting Over, Again. Coming out of silence is almost as hard as living in it. In an oppressive environment, I survive by turning inward. It’s a strategy that has served me well and protected me through many challenging situations, but the longer I stay in the safety of isolation, the more difficult words become. The only way I’m going to get it right is if I get it done. All I can do, is do. This is hard to admit, to talk about, to. 4 Ways to Manage Student Choice in Argument.
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