Category: ELA

The Power of Poetry

The Power of Poetry

There have only been two times throughout the past 10 months that I’ve wished I was still a teacher. The first was when educators were among the second round of people given the option of receiving the Covid vaccine in the US.* The second was when Amanda Gorman recited her poem, The Hill We Climb,” during Biden’s inauguration.

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Extraneous Articles Worth Reading

Extraneous Articles Worth Reading

Much like this year as a whole, the blog post I’m currently working on has taken a number of unexpected twists and turns… which basically means I need to dedicate more time to it before publishing.

While you’re waiting I obviously encourage everyone to read my archived posts, but there are a few extraneous articles that I highly recommend reading when you get a chance. The subjects and writing styles make each of them completely captivating and entirely worth your attention.

(Basically, I wish I had written them, and need to include them on my blog somehow, so click on the title to be taken to that article… Enjoy!)

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