Growing up, I was an avid reader. Even on beautiful spring days when others were out biking and playing, I could be found indoors curled up with a great book. Like so many adolescents, however, my reading habits did decline somewhat dramatically once puberty struck. Instead, I was fixated on social relationships and boys, like [...]
Entries from February 2010
Entice adolescent readers: Secrecy and social class divisions… this stuff never gets old!
February 23rd, 2010 by christine · 11 Comments · Creativity, children's books
Tags:adolescent literacy·adolescent readers·Class of 2k10·Jennifer Hubbard·The Secret Year
As teachers, what is the greatest gift we give our students?
February 17th, 2010 by christine · No Comments · Creativity
This is not an easy question to answer. When I was first posed this question, I immediately thought of the important affective qualities we instill in our students, such as self-worth, self-esteem, self-confidence, etc. How do we do that, though? How are those essential, identity-shaping elements fostered? Although it isn’t the only pathway, one significant [...]
Tags:Bomer·critical literacy·For a better world·literacy·literacy education·teacher reflection