Something a little bit fun

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Safety signs and warnings are important. After all, we want people to be aware of dangers and risks they wouldn’t otherwise know. But sometimes the warnings on safety signs are symptons of an over protective society: Yes, apparently people do die from doing this to vending machines, so perhaps it’s not such a silly warning.…

Uplifting Texts

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Choosing new texts to teach in the English classroom is always difficult. There are any number of “worthy” or “worthwhile” texts to teach and we often choose texts about difficult subjects, like racism, refugees, or the holocaust. While these sorts of narratives play a valuable role they are often far removed from many students’ experiences…