My first years of teaching, I started to feel bad when I had neglected to assign homework. I didn't feel bad because I thought I was doing the kids a disservice; it was because I was worried about … [Read more...] about Humbug! Why I Don’t Send Home Holiday Homework
Why My Students have to Hand Write their Notes
Students are desperate to take pictures of the board rather than writing things down. They beg to use laptops to email themselves notes. Here’s why I don’t let them. When students write their notes … [Read more...] about Why My Students have to Hand Write their Notes
The Best Books and Movies about Immigration for Kids
Immigration is a hot topic. Students are becoming more and more interested in the plight of American Immigrants and Syrian refugees as they watch the news and hear politicians speaking about it. … [Read more...] about The Best Books and Movies about Immigration for Kids
The Writing Strategy that Transformed my Classroom
I've been a special education teacher for 6 years now. Actually, we're all special education teachers, as my first principal liked to say (and she was right). The thing I always struggled with the … [Read more...] about The Writing Strategy that Transformed my Classroom
Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai
Shooting Kabul is the story of an Afghan refugee family who move to the U.S. in August of 2001. They have a huge problem--their daughter was lost in the chaos of their relocation. Then calamity … [Read more...] about Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai
