So way back, in the dim mist of time (before winter break), I finished a unit on human rights loosely based on an idea from a really poorly executed unit that I first heard about here. The unit had students reading the novel Esperanza Rising, while looking at her life through the lens of a legal […]

I am sooooo busy with union stuff, but I did the full week at work, and there are some great stories to share from the classroom. En general, my classroom is an interesting place. Most of the class is on a better groove of work and behavior, but a couple are trying to work their […]