As the party of various low-level, mid-level, and high-level administrators were approaching the classroom together, they set their arms and clipboards against the wall. ’Gainst the wall of the building, their wide-fashioned district walk-through teacher evaluation checklist in triplicate, they weary did set then, red pens sturdy; benchward they turned then; ashen-shafts mounted with edges […]
The Great Gatsby Literary Analysis Lesson Plan
August 15, 2019 By
It was a matter of chance that I should have worked at a school in one of the strangest communities in North America. It was on that slender riotous island which extends itself due east of New York — and where there are, among other natural curiosities, two unusual administrators. Twenty miles from the city […]
The Great Gatsby Lesson Plans
August 14, 2019 By
In my younger and more vulnerable years my mentor teacher gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one’s lesson plans,” he told me, “just remember that all the teachers in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” These Great Gatsby […]