Answers May Vary
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Why You’ll Love the Answers May Vary Podcast
Life as a secondary English teacher can feel pretty all-consuming. Maybe the last thing you want to do is listen to a podcast about this job. Totally get it.
We’re not veteran teachers telling you how things were so much better “back in the day.” We’re not experts or academics sharing the results of our peer-reviewed research. We don’t claim to teach perfect lessons or perfect students. We don’t have it all figured out.
We’re your digital teacher friends having an honest chat about school . . . minus the drama and stress. Yeah, we’ll share a few practical tips about things that worked for us and that we think may work for you, but we don’t pretend that our way is the right way, only way, or best way.
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Episode 42: Reflections on Leaving the Classroom One Year Later
We left the classroom a little more than a year ago and are reflecting on what we’ve learned and new perspectives we have gained as a result of our mental,…
Episode 41: Plays to Teach in Your High School English Classroom
Reading plays in high school English is a rite of passage. Who doesn’t read Romeo and Juliet when they’re a freshman in high school? (Apparently, Kate’s husband. He says he…
Episode 40: Is English Class Still Relevant? ELA Skills Students Need
Secondary English classes have, by and large, looked pretty much the same for decades. Sure, there are small changes here and there, a few innovators bucking the system, but most…
Episode 39: Class Discussion Strategies to Get Everyone Participating
Class discussions can be powerful tools for learning, but when too few students are participating, we end up disappointed and worry that only those who actually engaged in the conversation…
Episode 38: What We’ve Learned from Our Most Challenging Students
Is there a teacher on the planet who has not had to deal with a challenging student or a challenging class? We think not. The day-in and day-out difficulties posed…
Episode 37: Five(ish) Simple Strategies for Building Reading Stamina
Do you dread those days when you’re expecting your students to read in class? If your students don’t like to read: not independently, not collectively, not at all, it’s likely…