by Dave Schaafsma “I’m Still Standing”–Elton John Thanks to Sarah for inviting me to write an update to my blog post dated January 18, 2018, “You Can’t Drive 65: An English Teacher Reading in (Late) Middle Age.” I was 65, and am now 72 (do …
Toward Better, Toward Healing, Toward Hope
by Erin Vogler Five years ago, when I began writing and sharing daily messages in my classroom, I never would have imagined that I’d still be writing and sharing them today. The #3024daily message began as a way to welcome students back from the isolation …
Gratitude Kenning
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that …
Traditions Tanka
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that …
Clean Up and Clean Out!
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that …
Code-Switching, Code-Meshing, Translanguaging and the Vulnerable Scholar
by Sue Weinstein Almost exactly four years ago, I published the essay “To Code-Switch or Not to Code-Switch: Wrangling Linguistic Politics in the Interest of Students” on the Ethical ELA website. At the time, we were almost exactly one year into the COVID-19 shutdown. I …
Have You Asked the Students?
by Amber Harrison In celebration of the 10th anniversary of our website, Ethical ELA, I have created a Top Ten List, which takes me back to the reason why I am in the teaching profession: the people of our future! Student feedback has been one of …
Having Tea
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We gather every month and daily in April — no sign-ups, no fees, no commitments. Come and go as you please. All that …
Magic 8 Ball Poems
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are here every month. The next Open Write is November 15-17. Our Host Kim Johnson lives on a farm and is the …
How Sweet It Is
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are here every month. The next Open Write is November 15-17. Our Host Fran Haley is a K–12 literacy educator who coordinates …