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Who should write about who should teach our children?
June 9, 2012 by anmurphy
Who should teach our children? Professor Gary Gutting begins his NY Times opinion post with a harmless enough question. But the premise …
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Dispatches from a Dreamer #2
May 29, 2012 by anmurphy
Here is an example of something I do in my classroom, room 209, when conflict arises, which it inevitably does …
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Dispatches from a Dreamer
1May 20, 2012 by anmurphy
This is the first entry in what I hope will become a series of posts about the tensions that arise …
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One-armed Woman in a Two-armed World
Leave a commentMay 4, 2012 by anmurphy
Is it still writing if I have to speak? Is it still writing if I’m not typing? What makes writing …
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Deflated by the Florist, I Said “Probably” to the Dress
4April 5, 2012 by anmurphy
As a young and only child, I played board games with stuffed animals and a lunch box. I had American …
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Jury Duty & Teaching Oedipus
Leave a commentFebruary 26, 2012 by anmurphy
I am a high school English teacher. I have missed over a week of school due to jury duty at the …
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Dabbling in Madness: What does the 5-paragraph essay have to do with society’s perceptions of mental health?
Leave a commentAugust 28, 2011 by anmurphy
Dabbling in Madness: What does the 5-paragraph essay have to do with society’s perceptions of mental health? What is charming …
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