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The First Annual Second Read Thankful List

The First Annual Second Read Thankful List

I started today intending to write a piece about the whole teachers not being designated as professional thing. But, after I started writing it, I realized that I needed more time in the spirt of what this site is intended to be. It would've been a hot take

The Battle Of The Writing Process and AI

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The Battle Of The Writing Process and AI

As an English Teacher of 28 years, my favorite thing to do in the classroom is guide students through the writing process. Whether it is a creative piece, an argument essay, some analysis, research, or, my favorite, a narrative, I love the entire process. I love the process of seeing

Classroom Story: CliffsNotes And A Moment

Classroom Story: CliffsNotes And A Moment

I am old enough to remember when you could go to the book store and head over to the rack that every English Teacher warned us to stay away from. CliffsNotes were to an 80's and 90's kid to what ChatGPT is to today's

Turning The Lights On

Turning The Lights On

I took just about a year off from writing anything. There wasn't some great plan or anything. I hadn't lost the passion for writing. It wasn't because I had a lack of words or thoughts. There was certainly enough to write about in the