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We’re Not Gonna Take It

06 Thursday Aug 2015

Posted by Auntie Dawn in class novels, expectations, reading, students, teaching

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Imagine–it’s the first day back at school.  You and your friends and colleagues are chatting it up in the library before the faculty meeting starts.  You’re excited.  You’re rejuvenated.  You are drinking flavored coffee and eating a yummy pastry with fruit filling.

The new principal introduces herself.  You love her energy!  She is an inspiration!  You can’t wait to see her lead the school to amazing amazement!  You will do whatever she says! Then, as the sugar is dancing on your tongue and the coffee is making you giddy, she walks around and hands everyone this letter:

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Nothin’ at All

20 Monday Jul 2015

Posted by Auntie Dawn in class novels, reading

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Listen to the wisdom of William J. Broz, as referenced in Penny Kittle’s super-awesome-amazing-fantastic book called Book Love:

“If students do not read the assigned texts, nothing important is happening in your literature classroom–nothing very important to develop your students’ reading and interpretive abilities is happening, no matter how many lectures you deliver, vocabulary words students ‘learn,’ elements of fiction students define, quizzes students take, essay test answers students write, or films you show.” (from “Not Reading: The 800-Pound Mockingbird in the Classroom”) Continue reading →

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