Ethical ELA

Written by teachers, teacher educators, parents, and students, Ethical ELA is a place for conversations about the ethics of teaching English Language Arts. How do we pursue that which is compassionate and just with our students for the good of humanity? We welcome guest bloggers. See the "Guest Blogger Guide" for more information.

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Creating Conversations for Learning in a Grade-Based World

Kelly Mogk talks about the ethics of writing in schools focused on grades and scores. She says, “When students submit a piece of work to me, my first thought is always the same: First, do no harm. I want to develop writers that can express themselves with ease, and more than that—I want them to see themselves as writers and find joy in the learning.”

Nel Noddings: How can teachers help restore natural caring?

  For Noddings, there is a distinction between ethical and natural caring.  The act may come from “I want,” which is natural, and “I must,” which is ethical. Ethical caring comes from a belief that caring is a “right” way of responding to another human …

Think Like Authors by Sarah Dollah-Said

If you want your students to think like authors, then have them speak to authors by Sarah Dollah-Said Being a literature and writing teacher for middle school students is hard enough when you are competing with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumbler (whatever other social media networks …