We did two really enlightening activities in Fearless Females yesterday, both of which left the girls and me feeling really great about ourselves and our place in the world. Wrinkled Heart This was an activity I picked up at a… Read more ›
Playing House: Notes of a Reluctant Mother by Lauren Slater My rating: 2 of 5 stars In Playing House: Notes of a Reluctant Mother, Lauren Slater tackles the tough stuff of life from deciding whether or not to have a… Read more ›
Just to be clear, I LOVE Out of Print Clothing. Not only do they have awesome clothes and accessories that are well-made, reasonably priced, and fit well, each of their products features a unique book cover which helps spread the… Read more ›
To the aforementioned students: You are, at this very moment, coming of age. It makes sense, then, why you would identify so much with the Holden Caulfields and Stephen Dedaluses of our literature class. You are mostly males between the… Read more ›
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz My rating: 3 of 5 stars Many of you have asked for my review of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, so here it is. I hope to hear… Read more ›
January has been a big month for me! I’m very excited to announce that my VERY FIRST print article has been officially published! The article is titled “The Gentle Catalyst” and it appears in the winter edition of Teaching Tolerance magazine.… Read more ›
Exciting things are going on over here! I’ve been doing a lot more writing recently – just not so much on this particular site. But don’t worry; I have lots of ideas, and things at school are about to calm… Read more ›
I’m over at Role/Reboot this week talking about kids, social media, and dating practices. Basically, I think it’s nothing to worry about; kids are just finding new ways to rewrite an old story: Teenagers have always found ways to distance… Read more ›
Creating a safe space in your classroom is vital for class discussions. If students don’t feel as if they are accepted in the classroom, they probably won’t want to share their views and opinions with the class, either. After all,… Read more ›
Being a teacher isn’t easy. All of the early mornings, the outside-of-school prep work, the grading, the stressful meetings, the extracurricular practices and group meetings, plus the day-to-day dealing with kids can all take a toll. Then, if you’re me,… Read more ›
Trigger warning for discussions of statutory rape. Labor Day weekend. For some, it is the last weekend before school starts up again, filled with one last BBQ and pool party before hitting the books. For others like Tim and me,… Read more ›
This blog post was originally written for the Teaching Tolerance blog, but, as a mutual decision, we decided not to publish it. They were concerned that I was calling out the AP and College Board without sufficient evidence. My intention… Read more ›
Oh, TIME Magazine. You’ve done it again. Last summer, you asked moms if they were “mom enough” by showing a picture of a perfect mom complete with a flat stomach, skinny jeans, and a breastfeeding toddler, insinuating that moms who… Read more ›
You know what I just realized this past week? MY OFFICE HAS A DOOR. OK, that might sound stupid, but hear me out. During the summers, I work from home. When Tim and I first got married, we had a… Read more ›
“Oh we’re just happy if they’re reading.” It’s a phrase I hear often as a teacher. We give students books that have interesting covers, aren’t very long, and that grab young readers within the first chapter. If reluctant readers don’t… Read more ›
I want to talk a little bit more about stress. Not because I am super stressed out (which I am not after spending all of Monday in my PJs, watching an X Files marathon), but because I do think that stress… Read more ›
A few weeks ago, I participated in a panel discussion with the absolutely wonderful Deborah Siegel, Veronica Arreola, and Claudia Garcia-Rojas. Not gonna lie, I was super intimidated to speak with these talented, smart ladies, but I had such a great… Read more ›
The 9th Edition of the Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival is now posted! Check it out! We need hosts for future editions, so if you are interested, contact me or leave a comment! Related PostsFeminism for a Younger Generation – #femfest… Read more ›
I think you all probably know by now that I am very conscious about gender in almost every aspect of my life. I mean, I am the type of teacher that prefers to call a group of students “y’all” because… Read more ›
I had a freebie day off today. A freebie day off is when you are pretty much the only person you know who has the day off. Everyone else is at work, so I stayed home, ate copious amounts of… Read more ›