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Let’s Debate Daylight Saving Time

This week, the U.S. Senate surprised everyone by unanimously passing a bill that would eliminate our switching of clocks back-and-forth…

high school English

The research citation experts over at the M.L.A. just released their 2021 edition of the handbook. Do you know the…

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Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite October lesson ideas. Since October has now become the…

American literture

On May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls impersonated a Confederate captain, stole a gunboat, and sailed his family away from enslavement.…

high school English

You’re a 6’6”, 240-pound high school senior – all muscle. You’re a favorite on the football team, you just won…

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Note: This is an updated repost. You’ve wrapped your last major unit and final exams are still a week or…

American literture

A few years back, I noticed something weird – kids sometimes, maybe even often, learned more when I did less. One…

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Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite end-of-October lesson ideas. In 7th grade, my friend Sarah…

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Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite end-of-the-year lesson ideas. You’ve wrapped your last major unit…

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Last week, I shared five easy ways to help you celebrate National Poetry Month in your classroom. Today, I’m adding…