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I just finished my 66th, and last, semester of teaching high school English. A few years ago, as part of being a mentor to a new teacher, I wrote a letter to my first-year teaching self, then gave it ...

Think about your most memorable first day of a class—positive or negative. What made that first day stand out? How did the instructor set the tone for the semester? What specific actions (or lack of ...

As teachers across America collectively inhale and prepare to bid farewell to the pleasures of sleeping in and weekends free of grading, we’re proactively thinking about how we can make our next ...

When I come home from the library with a stack of novels, I often decide which one to start by reading the first pages. I’m looking to be intrigued, to find a character or a tone that makes me want to ...

Sritama Chatterjee is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh. You can find her on Twitter @SritamaBarna. Given this situation, it may be challenging ...

This past fall quarter, Stanford offered an introductory computer science class to more than 200 talented high school students from around the nation. When I first received the opportunity to serve as ...

Head football coach Deion Sanders taught his first class this semester at the University of Colorado, taking on the role of “Professor Prime” as he spoke to undergraduate students about life, personal ...

This is the first story in a three-part series about teacher preparation and whether programs are doing enough to prepare new teachers to take over their own classrooms. MIDDLE RIVER, MD—On a chilly ...