Author: Captain Awesome
Captain Awesome teaches seventh grade English at an urban charter school for refugee and immigrant kids. She is a big fan of books, social justice, holiday-flavored coffee creamers, righteous indignation, and Friday Night Lights.
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I Didn’t Talk to My Students About the Christchurch Shooting, but I Wish I Had
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Why I Don’t Assign “Cute” Projects
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5 Reasons Teaching Middle School Is the Worst (And 5 Reasons It’s the Absolute Best)
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OPINION: Holiday Decorations Don’t Belong in Classrooms—Period
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Why Teaching Middle School Is So Hard
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What It’s Like to Teach When Parents Just Don’t Show Up
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It’s Easy to Criticize a Georgia School for Paddling Students, But Are We Really Doing Any Better?
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This Is Life as a Mid-Career Teacher
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Why I Redesign My Classroom Curriculum Every Year
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How Do I Stop Students From Copying Each Other’s Homework Assignments?
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How to Work With a Colleague You Don’t Like, as Told Through Chris Pratt GIFs
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Dear Students, Thank You for Teaching Me This Year
