Since the beginning of schooling, students have been classified and recognized by their social-class status. Children of underclass statuses, whether by region, race, dialect, or color, have been, and in some cases still are, allowed to fail school. There is a known pattern with children of poverty: they do not learn to read and write, just as their parents and grandparents before them failed to learn as well. Some would argue that this pattern, however, is not due to heredity,…
A hot topic in chapter three of Adolescent Literacy (Beers, et. al) is the definition of “reading.” Today’s adolescents are…
Teaching writing is arguably one of the toughest part of secondary English education today. In a world where teenagers type…
Literacy has an ever-changing definition. The skills required to be literate change with the times, and in today’s world, the…
After reading the first chapter of Adolescent Literacy by Kylene Beers, Bob Probst, and Linda Rief, I have been awakened…
My first full week as a first year teacher has been quite the adventure. I’ve already experienced a roller coaster…
Tomorrow is my first day at my first teaching job. Tomorrow, I’ll be in my classroom, as I have been…
