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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We Need to Stop Rewarding Teachers for Not Taking Sick Days
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Stop Making Teachers Feel Guilty for Asking to Be Paid for Their Work
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I Love Teaching and My Students—It’s All the Extras That Are Killing Me
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5 Unexpected Benefits of Teaching
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3 Dangerous Myths About Teaching You’ll Find in the Movies
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8 “Fun” Parts of Teaching While Pregnant
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Why I Scrapped My Classroom Library
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8 Questions to Consider When Choosing a Class Novel
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I Don’t Believe in Credit Recovery—Here’s Why
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5 Things Teachers Do Every Day That Are a Complete Waste of Time
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The End of the Year Is Rough, but More Screen Time Isn’t the Answer
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Between Cursive, “Adulting,” and Home Repair, When Do I Teach Them to Read?