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As the tenth grade honors English teacher, I have an interesting mix of students. And although I teach only honors this year, they are most...

I have relearned a very important lesson this evening: I know I know nothing. Okay, perhaps nothing is a bit extreme. But after being direct...

I am a digital immigrant. I remember typing my first high school essay on a typewriter, plunking down each key hard enough so the ink woul...

When I returned from the annual National Council for Teachers of English conference last month, I was energized by the myriad of ideas for i...