Reflections of an English and Speech Teacher

What do you need?  This year was surprisingly challenging. Many educators are struggling with behavioral issues that they haven't experi...

Perhaps it's because of a new role at school or that after four wonderful, yet physically demanding years, I'm not sustaining human ...

Teaching vocabulary - from old school note cards to using root words to derive meaning, there are many methods that can be used to promote v...

Reading is an activity that many people enjoy later in life. Even my husband as a child would never have considered reading for any reaso...

Like many teachers, I tend to read for enjoyment a great deal more in the summer than during the school year. The reading of essays, re...

I have often been told by observers that I get "a lot accomplished" in a 45-minute class period.  I move quickly, but I tend to es...