by Heather MacCorkle | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
A response to a parent who questioned the value of high school English classes.FlickrI Did Not See This Coming“When I was in high school,” a parent said to me, “It was about participles, past-participles, and the like. Now, it’s all about novels. What’s up with that?...
by Heather MacCorkle | Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
To help us end this school year on a positive note, I asked my students, “How will you change the world?”The name of the final unit in my classroom this year is “How Will You Change the World?” I approached this with my students by saying how much I wish someone had...
by Heather MacCorkle | May 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
In a review of my ramblings about education over the years, I noticed a pattern. I am consistently attempting to answer the question, “Why do I have to learn this?” In this post, I again try to answer that question.It occurs to me that one way for students to better...
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
It needs to become irrelevant that “I’m Still Standing,” Elton John. Perhaps it is true that I’ve been put upon this Earth for more than that, that I’m destined for more than that. Irrelevant. It. Perhaps. I’m still standing....
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
If learning invites us to challenge our current perspective, writing to learn is the vehicle by which we can challenge it most effectively.In my research on writing-to-learn, I found the following explanation from Colorado State University.Generally, writing-to-learn...
by Heather MacCorkle | Mar 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Please, everyone, start listening to each other and following the data collected this school year to effect positive change.As we round the bend toward the end of a challenging school year, we educators hear so much about the negative effects of remote and hybrid...
