Teaching

  • Why English Class Matters More Than You Think

    We live in a culture that believes if you struggle with reading then you’re somehow an idiot. And yet, we also live in a culture that doesn’t truly support readers, especially struggling ones. There seems to be this belief among many, even experienced educators, that reading develops naturally over time. It doesn’t. Currently, I am

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  • The Art of Book Recommendations

    As a one-on-one teacher, the best part of my job is getting to curate a list of book recommendations for my students based on their interests, reading levels, and books they’ve liked or disliked in the past. While my students will typically only read two or three of these books (the most a student has

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  • Feeling the Spark Again

    Feeling the Spark Again

    It has been well over two month since my last post, and a lot has happened in my life and the world around us since then. With everything going on, I have been feeling completely uninspired to write. During this quarantine, I have even dismantled most of my writer’s platform in the fear of becoming

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  • Making the Most out of Working From Home

    I am one of the fortunate people of the world who has been able to maintain their job by working from home. Working for a school that already had a virtual learning system in place for our students who needed it, we had a smoother transition into working from home than most people. Still, my

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