Prose

Reflections on Sexism in Higher Education and Suggested Readings for Strategies to Help Instructors Tackle Sexism and Gender Bias, Dr. Adam Sprague

Dr. Sprague's essay breaks open the reality of sexism in the college classroom. His strategies are crucial in creating an atmosphere of equality.

Kathy's Story, Judy DeCroce

DeCroce's flash fiction gives you a flash of funny. Cannot say too much more or I will give it all away!

Teacher, Kent Jacobson

Jacobson's nonfiction piece looks into a window of public schools during the Civil Rights movement. Travel in time to a time of sarcastic humor, fatherly advice, and coming of age experience.

Roaring into Bulawayo's Royal Treat, Ndaba Sibanda

Sibanda's nonfiction piece takes the reader on a stroll with him and a former student. The language is simply lovely, and the style of weaving in facts teaches a lesson the reader will not forget.

A to Z List of List of Verbs Teachers and Students Practice Daily, Wendy Kennar

What is it like in the day of a teacher? Kennar's nonfiction gives the reader a glimpse of the teaching life at its finest. Each verb was carefully chosen to bring this piece together and show how hard yet wonderful this profession can be.

Poetry

English Teacher's Sunday Song, Alan Walowitz

"No sleep in sight" is true for just about every teacher on a lazy Sunday doing what we must to keep our sanity.

Student Union, August 1997, Bruce Pemberton

Step into campus and see a son going wild then bad news leading to a calm love.

Mountaineers, Darren Stein

Heroes are teachers; teachers are heroes.

Teaching More Than Poetry, Emily Calvo

A piece where the title says it all. In a world where male poets rule the pages of textbooks, her student has different ideas.

Jocundus, Encore, & Eleven Plus Jude Brigley

Insightful, encouraging. These poems hold so much to know.

Existence as a Zoo, & Spiders in Heaven, Laurie Kolp

Step into this zoo.

My High School Students, Liz Jorgensen

A form I have never heard of called the sijo, which like a Korean haiku, captures what high school students can be (and often are) like.

Breath, Mari Stachenfeld

Sometimes, we just need to take a deep breath.

Goal, Marissa McNamara

Goal holds truths that many teachers live daily. She also connects her teachings to her childhood.

the wall in my classroom that health and safety ripper down & recess and foursquare & The Reality of Cows in a Grade Five Classroom, Rhonda Melanson

Evocative. Truly shows what a classroom is like-- the fucks and tumbles of the day.

Lessons & Teaching the Great Gatsby, Teresa Blackmon

Step into a bird's eye view of a student's life. Step further into a single, simple moment of beauty.