It’s Friday and I’m not at work. It’s a furlough day, one of the 14 days cut from the school year in our district’s belt tightening regimen. I’ve got grading to do, but I’m not going to do it. Hell no. Instead, I’ll write about doing it. I want to conclude this part of myContinue reading “An English Teacher Doesn’t Do The Math: The Trouble With Assessment”
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An English Teacher Does The Math
Teaching is like this: I can never get it right. I will never feel like I’ve mastered the craft; I am always learning it. If I think for a moment I’ve mastered it, I’m a fool. There will always be days when I feel unstoppable and totally effective followed by days when I am sureContinue reading “An English Teacher Does The Math”
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