See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.

A guy asking ChatGPT to review a series of fart sound effects and getting a serious kiss ass response that calls it atmospheric

I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.

Such monstrous disregarde for the humanityes ys not surprisinge, but it ys disastrous nonethelesse

You, an individual, cannot "fix" the whole world. You can act at the scale of your life. You should act at the scale of your life.

Timed Writing Without Panic: Helping Students Write Better Essays Under Pressure

This is the point in the year when AP teachers look at the calendar and panic a little, particularly if our students are still freezing when they see the prompt or defaulting to formulaic, shallow essays. We teach…

Midweek check: how are your class discussions going?

If they’re feeling a little flat (or a little one-sided), this is something that’s made a big difference in my classroom.

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If your class discussions sometimes feel a little performative—or dominated by the same few voices—I’ve been there.

I wrote about how I stopped grading participation and what I do instead to support more meaningful, student-led discussions.

Poetry Pauses: Teaching With Poems to Elevate Student Writing in All Genres (Corwin Literacy) Amazon.com: Poetry Pauses: Teaching With Poems to Elevate Student Writing in All Genres (Corwin Literacy): 9781071889022: Vogelsinger, Brett: Books

There’s a nice little discount on Amazon for Poetry Pauses right now…just in time for April, #NationalPoetryMonth!

Or use code SAVE20 for 20% off at @corwinpress.bsky.social

#edusky #iteachela #ncte

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TPCASTT, 15 Years Later: What I’d Keep, Change, and Add

I first heard about TPCASTT from Lisa Huff and shared the resource on my blog 15 years ago. It works really well for giving students a starting place for analyzing poetry. It helped me solve a problem I was having when teaching poetry: how do…

How I Teach Structure in Mrs. Dalloway (Not Just Stream of Consciousness)

Believe it or not, Mrs. Dalloway might be one of my favorite books to teach. It definitely presents many challenges. It doesn't divide neatly into chapters. It's non-linear. It's written in a stream of consciousness.…

I cannot stress enough how much these kinds of notes mean to teachers.

Or anyone, really. If someone has made a positive impact on your life, reach out and let them know. It'll make their week.

There should be no American history book that makes it pass the censors either.

Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is

"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)

Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.

I feel like something that rarely gets brought up in Wuthering Heights discourse is that it’s the most beautifully written novel of the century. More like a prose poem with characters than any other novel of the period.

Dr. Ernest Morrell was a legendary scholar and multifaceted leader who helped pave the way for critical English education as a practice. We express limitless gratitude for his service to NCTE and his invaluable contributions to literacy education and ELA teachers everywhere. https://bit.ly/3LYyx2W

Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."

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This piece captures the way @heymrsbond.com brings her heart, mind, and soul to every decision she makes in her teaching.

I'm honored to call her colleague and friend, and I'm jealous that @leevgaines.bsky.social got to go spend time in her classroom :)

How Minnesotans Faced Down MAGA The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

Minneapolis residents aren’t just pushing back against Trump’s crackdown—they’re undercutting MAGA’s core philosophy, Adam Serwer argues.

Image displaying recommendations from the NCTE Position Statement titled "The Students' Right to Write."

Read the newly updated version of our position statement The Students’ Right to Write: https://ncte.org/statement/the-students-right-to-write/

It lists NCTE's beliefs regarding writing and the rights of student writers of all ages and includes recommendations for educators to support them.

This is honestly one of the most skilled parts of facilitation. It's the opposite of radio. You got to be comfortable with dead air.

The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.

The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.

It’s so good! And you can pair it with Golden Shovel poems and have the students write their own.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

One panel comic with one person saying to another: Philip K Dick, Ray Bradbury. Like so many others in tech, I draw inspiration from completely misunderstanding those authors

via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon

Announcement that says "I'm Presenting" at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention taking place from November 20-23 in Denver. The conference theme is "Dream Boldly." In the background are colorful and stylized images of the Rocky Mountains under a spray of stars.

I hope to see you at #NCTE if you're going this year. I'm presenting on Saturday, "It DOES Just Explode: How to Resist the Canon by Dreaming in Student and Teacher Voice." #NCTE25

rapunzel from tangled is standing in front of a bunch of lanterns at night . Alt: rapunzel from tangled is standing in front of a bunch of lanterns at night .

What a dream.

Why Indigenous Literatures Matter Wilfrid Laurier University Press - Transforming Ideas

For Indigenous Peoples' Day I wanted to highlight a sampling of recent(ish) work that has really shaped my understandings and informed my practice as an ELA educator. First is Daniel Heath Justice's Why Indigenous Literatures Matter:

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Roy is easily the most unqualified person in a sea of questionably qualified electeds in Worcester

She needs to lose

Make it happen and

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