It’s Good to Know Stuff, Part 2
In my previous post, I began explaining how I answer students who pose the prevalent question: Why do we have …
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I taught for ten years in a public high school. It was a challenge that often sent me home frustrated …
Read MoreTeaching Tip: 3 Rules for Creating Effective Writing Assignments
One of the toughest tasks of the writing teacher is coming up with assignments that challenge students without frustrating or boring them. I’m often asked if in our WriteAtHome courses we “tell students what to write,” or if we “give them the topic.” Here’s how I answer that.
Read MoreGood Writers Don’t Always Make Good Writing Teachers
The worst teacher I ever had was an absolute genius. It was in college calculus. I needed a math credit …
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