I'm a young teacher just coming out of his 20s so I think I need to buy your book and read it asap š. This was a great read, one that will inform my practice after the break. I teach social studies and have similar concerns about the loss of content teaching. I'm very grateful I studied political science and history in college and then did a traditional teacher education program because now I know my content and it has set me up for pedagogical success.
Iād love to sell another book! Deeply believe that literacy is an essential foundation for a successful society! Whether you buy it or not, best of luck in the classroom next semester!
This is valuable advice. I'd make this required reading for every newly-minted English teacher. Great stuff? Is your book on Amazon, by the way. I'll be looking for a new read after I finish Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead. It's so wonderful that I keep avoiding finishing it so that I still have something to look forward to. Ha ha
Iād love to help you put off the end of that bookāthough I do think she brings it off really well. The Amazon link for my story is at the bottom of the postāand here!
Itās one of my favorites, and a great adaptation of David Copperfield! Speaking of adaptations, did you read James by Percival Everett? Itās a retelling of Huck Finn.
I agree with your conclusions and prescription, though I disagree somewhat with your story of how we got here. Or, rather, I want to qualify one aspect ā a lot of teachers, the majority maybe, entirely ignore their districts textbook. I remember going through the textbook purchase process at one school. We had a lot of department meetings to go through the options, and I kept thinkingā¦ why? Everyone knew we werenāt going to touch those! What were we doing?!
Another thoughtful post on an important topic. Again I largely agree on the larger point about the process for curriculum development and adoption. I just posted a different point of view on the novel as a text. https://substack.com/@galenprosenberg/note/p-181716487?r=2tbhtl
I'm a young teacher just coming out of his 20s so I think I need to buy your book and read it asap š. This was a great read, one that will inform my practice after the break. I teach social studies and have similar concerns about the loss of content teaching. I'm very grateful I studied political science and history in college and then did a traditional teacher education program because now I know my content and it has set me up for pedagogical success.
Iād love to sell another book! Deeply believe that literacy is an essential foundation for a successful society! Whether you buy it or not, best of luck in the classroom next semester!
Excellent! Iād love to get my hands on one of these ridiculous workbooks you describe to skewer in review. Can you recommend one?
This is valuable advice. I'd make this required reading for every newly-minted English teacher. Great stuff? Is your book on Amazon, by the way. I'll be looking for a new read after I finish Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead. It's so wonderful that I keep avoiding finishing it so that I still have something to look forward to. Ha ha
Iād love to help you put off the end of that bookāthough I do think she brings it off really well. The Amazon link for my story is at the bottom of the postāand here!
https://www.amazon.com/Why-Teach-Peter-B-Shull/dp/B0DY6H5F5G?ref_=ast_author_mpb
Itās one of my favorites, and a great adaptation of David Copperfield! Speaking of adaptations, did you read James by Percival Everett? Itās a retelling of Huck Finn.
Havenāt read it yet. Tbr.
I agree with your conclusions and prescription, though I disagree somewhat with your story of how we got here. Or, rather, I want to qualify one aspect ā a lot of teachers, the majority maybe, entirely ignore their districts textbook. I remember going through the textbook purchase process at one school. We had a lot of department meetings to go through the options, and I kept thinkingā¦ why? Everyone knew we werenāt going to touch those! What were we doing?!
Another thoughtful post on an important topic. Again I largely agree on the larger point about the process for curriculum development and adoption. I just posted a different point of view on the novel as a text. https://substack.com/@galenprosenberg/note/p-181716487?r=2tbhtl