Why Is It Always the English Classroom?
The English language arts classroom appears to be THE place for social instruction. We are charged, as English teachers, with teaching...
Compare and Contrast: The Revision of an Essay
Below left is an early draft of what will become my final essay for graduate school: the exploration of male homosocial desire in...
You Want Me to Do What?
Getting student readers to engage with social issues is not beyond the scope of teaching, but it may not be possible to do well. Stover,...
Book Review: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Spoiler alert. Matt is not a human. He is a clone, and his sole reason for existence is to provide body parts for El Patrón, his...
Motivating Students to Read
Students’ motivation to read is perhaps the biggest problem educators face. I have personally seen what Gallagher reports regarding the...
Book Review: Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Özge Samanci
In Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey, Özge Samanci narrates her quest for identity. She says, “Finally I found my identity” when...
Is YA Lit Gruesome?
This week’s readings presented the idea that young adult literature corrupts youth. Sherman Alexie cites Meghan Cox Gurdon’s Wall Street...