School starts in two weeks and while my mind is still in summer mode, I am starting to think about the beginning of the year. This is the plan I have for the first two weeks of school. My students…
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“People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.” -Malcolm X At the beginning of each year, I spend close to a week talking about independent reading with my students. To me, it’s worth investing the…
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We’ve now been in school for one month. One month! I can’t believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was putting my classroom back together. Now that all the nitty-gritty has been taken care of (syllabus, classroom expectations, where…
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Every year I say this, but every year it’s so true. I can’t believe how fast this summer has gone! I blinked and time flew 9 weeks. My calendar was intentionally set to do little, so I could slow down,…
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One of the required novels for my 8th grade students is The Secret Life of Bees. I thought it would be good to look at this novel through a social (in)justice lens, specifically focusing on race, gender, and social class. But…
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