Classroom as Microcosm

Siobhan Curious Says: Teachers are People Too

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January 1, 2011

Top 10 Posts of 2010

For your reading and catch-up pleasure, I have once again compiled a “year’s top posts” list. These posts are “top” in that they got the most hits; in some cases this may have been because of timing, a well-chosen keyword, or fluke, but in some cases I think it’s because they truly were the best Continue reading

blogging, books, classroom management, edublogs, education, learning, literature, personal, philosophy, psychology, reading, society, teaching

blogging, blogs, books, classroom, david foster wallace, education, harry potter, learning, literature, memoirs, personal, philosophy, psychology, reading, real life, society, teaching, zadie smith
May 20, 2010

Ten Wonderful Things, Part Four: Harry Potter

The fourth of ten things I loved about teaching this past semester. 4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone I’ve been doing a lot of reading about reading lately. Since I began teaching CEGEP, I’ve become aware of a problem that directly influences everything I do (or, at least, it should) but I don’t know Continue reading

books, education, learning, literature, personal, reading, society, teaching

adolescence, books, classroom, education, franny and zooey, harry potter, j. k. rowling, katha pollitt, learning, literature, personal, reading, real life, society, stephanie meyer, teaching, twilight

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