Guest Blogger
Seth MacLowry has taught English for 24 years, with the last 23 at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, Illinois. He also teaches American Studies, a team-taught U.S. history and American literature and culture class, as well as AP Literature and creative writing.
As I considered the 2016 campaign and election, thinking about how or if it should become central in my teaching…
“The Holocaust was an atrocity.” This was the example I gave my eighth graders as we were learning our words of the week. And with…
A tradition for many schools that educate predominately Black children involves welcoming the children back with scores of Black men cheering them on as they…
Joining a new school community comes with a unique set of challenges. In addition to the difficulties inherent in any new school year, new teachers…
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