Last night was Penny’s first obedience class. We signed her (and us) up for obedience classes at the local Petsmart even though she’s already a really, REALLY good dog. I used to think obedience classes were only for dogs who… Read more ›
“Will you miss us?” At the end of every year, this is the question on the tip of all the students’ tongues. They want to know if you’ll miss them, if you’ll think about them over the summer, if you’ll… Read more ›
Today’s guest post comes from Mandy Van Deven. Mandy is a progressive activist, co-author of Hey, Shorty!: A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets and editor The Scholar & Feminist Online’s “Polyphonic Feminisms: Acting… Read more ›
Apparently, I am the resident expert in feminism in my school. This doesn’t necessarily surprise me, though I do think many of the young teachers here fall somewhere on the feminist spectrum. However, as the one who A) wrote her master’s… Read more ›
I knew I wanted to be a teacher ever since my senior year in high school. I was fortunate to have many amazing teachers throughout my high school experience, but there was one teacher whose passion for his students inspired… Read more ›
As I was preparing for my annual lesson on persuasive techniques, I came upon an article I had written previously that I thought would be perfect for the audience here at Equality 101. Last year, during a lesson on persuasive… Read more ›
Hey lovely readers! I know I haven’t been around much lately, and that’s because I’m getting married in, oh, 17 DAYS. And, you know, I’ve been a little busy with that. But don’t worry – I’ll be back full-force very… Read more ›
Think of a time you were facing an important change in your life. What was that change? How did you handle it? Were you ready for it, or did you want everything to stay the way it was? Explain. This… Read more ›
I wrote last week about a lesson I have taught using “The Yellow Wallpaper,” a great story by a great woman writer. In an effort to reach more of my female students this year, I’ve been trying to incorporate more… Read more ›
A little while ago, I wrote a few posts about teaching everyday activism to my sophomores. (here and here) For that lesson, I used an article from Gender Across Borders about Miep Gies. The second-to-last paragraph in this article reads:… Read more ›
This is a cross-post from Equality 101. You know those days when everything just lines up perfectly and all your synapses start firing and things just connect? Yesterday was one of those days. It started with Adam’s thought-provoking post from… Read more ›
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman* is one of the most interesting short feminist texts I’ve ever read (need a refresher? Check Wikipedia!). I have a feeling several people agree, so I’d like to share with you a glimpse… Read more ›
I have written before about The Laramie Project. Please take a few seconds to read that post – especially the comments – before reading this one. This Valentine’s Day, I was fortunate enough to see a former student in a… Read more ›
Recently, I posted some thoughts here and at Equality 101 about a study regarding female teachers passing their anxiety toward math to their female students, and my thoughts were met with some dispute, both by Veronica at Girl w/Pen! and… Read more ›
This is just a little taste of my new post on Equality 101. “How can I help kids gain fluency in Standard English – the language of power – without obliterating the home language which is a source of pride… Read more ›
This is a cross-post from Equality 101. This study has shown up in many places this week, and it bothered me quite a bit. When I first saw it on City Room (the first link provided here), I was angry. The… Read more ›
Cross-posted with Gender Across Borders I wrote a post a little while ago about teaching everyday activism to my sophomores. I was so energized at the end of this two-day lesson – totally jazzed that they had caught on to… Read more ›
I’d like to introduce to you a brand new blog for teachers and activists! It’s called Equality 101, and yours truly is a contributing writer in the company of some seriously awesome teacher-writer-researchers! Of course, I will still be posting… Read more ›
It has come to my attention that my so many people either don’t know what “activism” is (“It’s like we need to be active to be healthy?”) or that it is for “other people” (“Angelina Jolie is an activist, right?”). … Read more ›
Today’s guest post on teaching feminism comes from Emily Heroy. You can catch her on the Gender Across Borders Blog, or on twitter. I took the GRE back in November after two months of studying. It was a gruesome two… Read more ›