Monthly Archives: April 2015

This semester, I was amazed and inspired by the many posts you have read here. I wanted to do something to pull together the work that the students in The Politics of Reading created and transform it into something different. This … Continue reading →

This is was a big year for me and as you read this I am officially DONE with class! I can’t believe this year flew by like it did. Not only have I survived a tough year of class but … Continue reading →

In order to get the full feel of my last formal blog post you should listen to the song “Closing Times” as you read, I have been listening to it on repeat as I write this post. This semester in … Continue reading →

Article Featured: EDITORIAL • Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline By the Editors of Rethinking Schools One of the first things I had heard of when I was introduced to the world of social justice was about the School-to- Prison pipeline for African … Continue reading →

This class has been pretty cool to be a part of – It has made me confused, a little mad, and really excited. I have to say, that I’ve never been in a class that was assessed the same way … Continue reading →

For this last blog post, I would like to focus on the most essential, and unfortunately the most easily overlooked, aspect of schools: the teachers. I might come from a slightly biased, or perhaps unique, perspective on this topic seeing … Continue reading →

In class this week, we did this really great activity. It involved going around campus (in groups) and asking the people we came across their thoughts about standardized testing. One of the coolest things about it was seeing that literally … Continue reading →

While taking the course The Politics of Reading at UNC, I’ve learned more about education policy than I ever knew before.  In learning about policy and all things education, testing, and reading, I’ve formed some strong opinions about how schools should … Continue reading →

The other day in class, we began discussing the Common Core and how it was affecting the students. Common Core is an optional initiative that is supposed to help students throughout the country stay on the same page in their … Continue reading →