Reading Specialist, Teacher Consultant of the Northern Virginia Writing Project, Part-time ESL Teacher, erstwhile English Teacher, Bibliophile, M.Ed., Mother
A misconception in education is that we need to “fix” something that’s wrong with our kids. We don’t need to “fix” anyone. We need foster each individual student’s strengths and passions while helping them improve in areas they struggle with.
I find the injunction ‘think for yourself' very stirring - until I remember that I could never have conceived of 99% of the concepts I rely on every day to survive. I’m extremely grateful to those who have thought for me.
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You know what makes classroom teachers “drool.” It’s not the latest and greatest in tech- or in anything. It’s the dream of districts valuing reading enough to fund classroom libraries so we don’t have to. #ILA18
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