GARY ANDERSON
Thanks for visiting my blog. I appreciate your time reading and commenting here.Top Posts & Pages
- "The New/Newer/Newest Colossus"
- When Students Cheat (And When They Don't)
- The Good Start: Twelve Targets for New Teachers
- Review: SEE YOU AT HARRY'S by Jo Knowles
- Five Years in Madrid, Iowa
- Review: THE VICTORY SEASON: THE END OF WORLD WAR II AND THE BIRTH OF BASEBALL'S GOLDEN AGE by Robert Weintraub
- Playing with Chicago's Public Art
- Top Ten Lessons Learned: 2011-2012 Edition
- Review: THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain
- Grace and THE HUNGER GAMES
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Recent Posts
- Review: THE VICTORY SEASON: THE END OF WORLD WAR II AND THE BIRTH OF BASEBALL’S GOLDEN AGE by Robert Weintraub
- Review: LIVING WITH JACKIE CHAN by Jo Knowles
- Review: BOB DYLAN IN AMERICA by Sean Wilentz
- “Does This Need a Title?”: Helping Students Generate Titles
- What Students Read When They Can Read Anything
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Review: WINTERTOWN by Stephen Emond
Wintertown by Stephen Emond take place over a winter break as high school seniors and childhood friends Evan and Lucy try to become reacquainted. Lucy moved away when her parents divorced, and comes back to visit her father once a … Continue reading
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Open the Door
“Good morning.” “Hello.” “Thanks.” “You’re welcome.” “Have some fun today.” Those are usually the first words I hear or say at school each day. These exchanges set the tone pretty well for what will follow when the bells start … Continue reading
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Tagged apathy, courtesy, fun, humility, role model, teachers
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