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Something Something Linguistics

Being in a Linguistics class this semester has really left me with language on the brain, folks. Today, it just so happened to come up in my readings. Paul Kei Matsuda and Matthew J. Hammill’s essay “Second Language Writing Pedagogy” discusses the way second language learners can struggle in English classrooms in terms of writing.Continue reading “Something Something Linguistics”

You had Me at Research (Please Drop the Paper)

Hold on folks, I found yet ANOTHER blurb today while reading that made me feel incredibly guilty. So. I feel pretty confident in saying that none of us probably wrote like experts in high school, especially when doing research projects. I mean I can at least speak for myself and say that I was aContinue reading “You had Me at Research (Please Drop the Paper)”

There is an Alternative to Essays You Know.

So, it’s time we have a serious talk that is honestly a little sad for me to admit. *deep breath* Okay, so, even in the day and age that I have grown up in, I’m still incredibly bad at working technology and digital media into the classroom. There I said it. “Well, good for you.Continue reading “There is an Alternative to Essays You Know.”

Please Try Harder than Using Facebook in the Classroom.

Half open laptop in a dark room. The colors are reflecting off the keyboard and white table under it.

Raise your hand if you were ever a victim of a high school teacher telling you to write a blog post or a Facebook page that was in all actuality completely pointless and you didn’t know what you were doing anyway. Honestly, these were the worst assignments when I was at school for several reasons. Continue reading “Please Try Harder than Using Facebook in the Classroom.”

Okay, But What Does a Feminist Classroom Look Like?

Woman silhouette standing with fist in the air.

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?”

A Little About Me

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”