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There's hope.

My co-teacher came up with an idea. She said to me: “I’m going to project a Shakespearean sonnet on the board that you have never seen before. They are going to watch you struggle through it, and they are going to see what it takes to authentically annotate something to attempt to understand it”. This was a good idea because it targeted a pitfall of my teaching: that I already know the answer— a predetermined answer I want my students to come to. Therefore, when I ask the class a question, they are aware that there is an answer in my head I want them to arrive at. This method can stifle students’ voice. So, I stood at the front of the classroom that day, feeling exposed, sight-reading Shakespearean sonnets. With most of the sonnets, I, with the help of the class, could only get to about 75% understanding and accuracy at best. But my confusion — my apparent struggle and frustration in understanding each new sonnet— was key for my students. They felt free to posit their interpretations and even to disagree with me. In each session, a student shared a thought or possibility that not only I had failed to see but was also ultimately accurate. One student couldn’t wipe the smile off her face when she figured out a metaphor that stumped both me and my co-teacher. “This was fun”, she and her classmate said to each other when the bell rang.

northirish

I felt the cold, bony and clammy hand of death itself upon me, worst handjob I ever had

screenshotsofdespair

moniquill

Looks we love: Defeating and dismembering the horrid simulacrum!

animentality

loveridden1999

realest ever

sharpestlives

some of you people are so annoying. i mean me too but good lord

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menlove-archive

I've never played a more perfect card in the 10 years I've been playing this game

slyandthefamilybook

Christian supersessionism is one of the most insidious and insipid methods of Christian supremacy and also the one I personally find most annoying. hearing people say "The Old Testament" or "The Bible" and talking about how "we can't know what this passage means because it was translated". I saw someone the other day call Avraham Avinu a "Christian figure" and I just about lost my damn mind

cunked

touch water (touch grass for people who like swimming)

garaks-padded-cell

I just had 3 crackers with chutney and sharp white cheddar . Then i had a ring of pineapple. I started to levitate, but i wasnt scared. Im not scared of anything