As a teacher of AP Language and Composition, I'm offered ample opportunity to talk about an author's choice of words and the concept of connotation. Today my classes spent the majority of the period discussing Nathaniel Hawthorne's depiction of Judge Read More...

Well, I haven't heard from many (ok any) of you lately. Perhaps you're just too busy with back to school business... Or perhaps you're a little brain-weary by the day's end, as am I. Whichever or whatever the case, I do hope that you'll read on and reply! Read More...

Wow: the first day of school always leaves me feeling as if I've spent the day in an airport, surrounded by a sea of unknown faces... I think my class count was about 180 over six periods, with 36 being my largest class. Yipes - standing room only! Good Read More...

Well, now I know how the new kid in class feels: excited to be here but worried that I won't know anyone! Having participated in a summer technology program that required the creation and maintenance of a blog, I developed a fine appreciation of the camaraderie Read More...