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Summer Reading Lists: Bore, Chore, or Score?
By Eric Braun Whether the kids in your life love to read, hate to read, or, most likely, are somewhere in the middle, the answer to the titular question is largely up to us—the grown-ups, the makers and enforcers of … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: 30 Books Every Teacher Should Read (this summer!)
Summer is upon us, and for many teachers this means some extra time to relax, and to read. Light reading for a day at the park, thrillers for stormy evenings, audio books for road trips: the choices are endless. Summer … Continue reading
Summertime and the Reading Is Easy
By Ann Camacho, editor of Bookmarked, a collection of teen essays Summer! Reading! Hmmm . . . what’s wrong with that sequence of words? Maybe your teenage students would tell you exactly what mine tell me: Summer has nothing to … Continue reading
30 Books Every Teacher Should Read, Part 2
Part 2 of our 30 Books list, click here for Part 1. As we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Free Spirit Publishing, we asked our authors to name the books that they felt all teachers—be they student teachers or experienced … Continue reading
30 Books Every Teacher Should Read, Part 1
Summer is upon us, and for many teachers this means some extra time to relax, and to read. Light reading for a day at the park, thrillers for stormy evenings, audio books for road trips; the choices are endless. As … Continue reading