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Last night before an English 101 class, I grabbed a complimentary copy of USA Today off of a newsstand. I thought I’d have a few minutes to kill near the end of class while the students did some peer...
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Every year after I teach Lord of the Flies–the classic novel about a bunch of young boys who crash on a tropical island and have to survive on their own–I point out to classes that the novel was...
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This week is semester exam week in my school district, which marks the halfway point of the year. As students work on their big tests, I’ve found a few nuggets of positivity or, failing that,...
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