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In my favorite classroom in high school, practically every day was based in class discussion and argument about what we were reading. We were encouraged to sit however we wanted in order to be most comfortable, and run the classroom like a conversation, no raised hands or waiting for permission to speak. If I closeContinue reading “Okay, But What Does a Feminist Classroom Look Like?”

My name is Micky Shorter and I’m currently a junior in college, attempting to get my Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education for English and a minor in Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies. “So why do you wanna teach?” Words in particular are a powerful thing. I learned that in my high school English courses. Unfortunately,Continue reading “A Little About Me”