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Let’s Say Slideshows Are Bad for Teaching and See What We Have

Posted on June 26, 2019May 16, 2020 by Thomas Joseph Wilson

I. The Good Of Slideshows I’m in essay grading mode. That means I’m living and breathing essays. I’m reading and reading and commenting and commenting. It’s a lot: like 151 essays a lot. In this mode, my planning bell where I have been given time to “plan” is now my “grading” bell. My sleep patterns…

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The English Teacher Black Hole

Posted on February 1, 2019May 16, 2020 by Thomas Joseph Wilson

I hope I’m not alone in thinking, basically all the time, that I’m just not very good at what I do. I am speaking of a very special imposter syndrome: I’m a high school English teacher. When I was young, I was lackluster in reading the classics or writing essays. I excelled in trying to…

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