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Reflections from Teaching in Secondary

This Fall semester, my UTeach internship consisted of six hours of field work and observations from a 10th grade classroom, and a course in English teaching in High School. In…

By Jazz ReedDecember 12, 2018June 8, 2019 / 959 words
Featured, Literature Analysis

She Gave Me of the Tree: Seduction in Medieval Literature

“Then the man said ‘The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate (New King James Version, Gen. 3.12).’” From ancient…

By Jazz ReedAugust 19, 2018June 8, 2019Leave a comment / 1618 words
Featured, Literature Analysis

The Modern Merlin

In Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, the legendary characters of King Arthur and the wizard Merlin have something like a father-son relationship. Merlin, the right-hand man to King Uther, removes infant…

By Jazz ReedAugust 13, 2018June 8, 2019Leave a comment / 1651 words
Education, Featured

Literacy in the Life of a Homeschooler

I met Karoline five years ago, on a Friday night. I was hired to provide childcare for the Willson family’s small group meeting at church, and middle-schooler Karoline Willson voluntarily…

By Jazz ReedJuly 28, 2018June 8, 2019 / 3087 words
Education, Featured

The Magic of a Workshop-Style Class

I love the workshop-style classroom. It brings me back to my Middle School experience– I had this amazing teacher, Mrs. Mela, who taught TV Production for 6th-8th grade. The class had…

By Jazz ReedSeptember 20, 2017June 8, 20192 Comments / 562 words
Editorial, Education, Featured

How I Lost Reading

Chapter 3 of Randy Bomer’s Building Adolescent Literacy is about helping students develop habits for literate lives. This includes using students’ natural literacies outside of the classroom to our advantage, and encouraging them…

By Jazz ReedSeptember 13, 2017June 8, 2019Leave a comment / 506 words
Education, Featured, Literature Analysis

The Picture of Dorian Gray in the High School Canon

The high school English curriculum is coveted real estate among teachers, parents, school principals, and state legislators. Oscar Wilde is a giant literary figure, evident by the numerous biographies and…

By Jazz ReedMay 4, 2017June 8, 2019Leave a comment / 3231 words
Education, Featured

I Don’t Believe in Shakespeare

I don’t believe in the prevailing prestige of Shakespeare. I don’t believe that art, literature, music, or poetry can be studied or mulled upon in an ivory tower, isolated from…

By Jazz ReedNovember 30, 2016June 8, 20191 Comment / 2068 words
Editorial, Education, Featured

Back to Hieroglyphics? 💩😂✌️🍕

Technological upgrades and advancements are an integral part of the evolution of language. Over a century ago, common language behavioral norms changed to accommodate telephone conversations, replacing body language signals…

By Jazz ReedNovember 11, 2016June 8, 20191 Comment / 1493 words
Education, Featured

Can you just tell me what to do?

Most people agree that the real world is different from a classroom. Many modern jobs don’t have multiple-choice tests, rows of desks before a lectern, or step-by-step instructions for completing…

By Jazz ReedOctober 30, 2016June 8, 2019Leave a comment / 2274 words
Education, Featured

Speaking out in Class: Which Gender is More Confident?

Abstract In many traditional classrooms, the focus is on the teacher, and students play the role of passive audience members. Modern teaching philosophy is leaning in the direction of student-centered…

By Jazz ReedOctober 24, 2016June 8, 2019 / 2400 words
Featured, Personal, Service Dogs

Guiding a Guide

I arrived home with a chubby bundle of white fur and floppy ears. It was one week after I finished my freshman year of high school, and I had been anxiously…

By Jazz ReedSeptember 23, 2014June 9, 20192 Comments / 1071 words

Featured Articles

Reflections from Teaching in Secondary

December 12, 2018

She Gave Me of the Tree: Seduction in Medieval Literature

August 19, 2018

The Modern Merlin

August 13, 2018

Literacy in the Life of a Homeschooler

July 28, 2018

The Magic of a Workshop-Style Class

September 20, 2017

How I Lost Reading

September 13, 2017

The Picture of Dorian Gray in the High School Canon

May 4, 2017

I Don’t Believe in Shakespeare

November 30, 2016

Back to Hieroglyphics? 💩😂✌️🍕

November 11, 2016

Can you just tell me what to do?

October 30, 2016

Speaking out in Class: Which Gender is More Confident?

October 24, 2016

Guiding a Guide

September 23, 2014

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