Entries Published On November, 2025
in Brazil
Agony and Ecstasy: Writing and Transformation in an Anti-School
My “career” as a non-tenured lecturer in a university rhetoric and writing studies department became even more precarious as the Great Financial Crisis unfolded in late 2008, and I decided to sniff around for something more stable. A nearby high school was known for its exhibitions of student learning, so I attended one and spoke …
Treating Classes Like Gatherings, Part Three: Ending Well(If you haven’t read part one, on establishing purpose, or part two, on facilitating well, I’d [keep reading...]
Treating Classes Like Gatherings, Part Two: Teaching With Generous Authority(If you haven’t read part one, about establishing purpose, consider starting there.) After [keep reading...]
Why Teachers Should Consider Their Classes “Gatherings”Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering, a book that, as the subtitle suggests, takes up the subject of [keep reading...]