I Met My Best Students in JailI’ve been wanting to write about what it’s like to teach college English to students in jail, but I’m worried that my writing skills are…Oct 20Oct 20
Seeing and Being SeenIn my autobiography writing class at the Elmwood Jail this morning, I showed my students online pictures of the room where Anne Frank had…Sep 26Sep 26
Teachers, You Are EnoughFor years — decades, really — I’ve been wondering why teaching makes me feel exhausted and utterly depleted, even on a good day. I’ve been…Nov 10, 20232Nov 10, 20232
A Teacher’s Spiritual CrisisThe paradox of my life as a teacher is that I feel this work is killing me, yet I also love this work obsessively, with a kind of madness…Jan 13, 20237Jan 13, 20237
Published inEd-Tech TalksWhat We Lose When We Move Education OnlineI just finished my fourth online class in a graduate TESOL program, and I’m left feeling empty. It was clear that the courses were…Aug 22, 20221Aug 22, 20221
The Online Universe Is Killing Our StudentsAS A LONGTIME community college teacher, I have hosted a lot of end-of-the-semester parties that you probably wouldn’t want to attend…May 18, 20223May 18, 20223
Published inEd-Tech TalksA Set of Values for EducationSo much of what we call education is small minded. Even something seemingly large, such as a student learning outcome, reduces a layered…Mar 11, 20225Mar 11, 20225
Published inAge of AwarenessWhy Other Teachers Make Me Feel So LonelyIt’s the night before the department meeting, and I can’t sleep. Something about being in a space with other teachers makes me deeply…Dec 15, 20215Dec 15, 20215