Fall 2016: OWP Director Linda Christensen and Three OWP Writing Coaches Recently Published
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Before students write essays convincing admission officers to accept them into college, students need to uncover and believe in their own capacity, to understand that when they are guided by their interests and passions, they exhibit the kind of curiosity and attention to detail that leads to success. How do teachers cultivate a place where students can find and voice their strengths in a senior college essay?
Teachers learn from architects and district managers that planning time in a teacher’s own classroom was a terribly antiquated use of space. The district’s plan for a desperately needed school renovation is based on “100 percent utilization”—teachers will rotate through classrooms, losing the home bases students depend on. They organize to change the plan.
“Why do people say that Mexicans are stealing Americans’ jobs?” asks Sophia. Before I can respond, Marcus, an African American student, mutters, “Glad somebody finally said it.” In this essay, as a way to deal with racial tensions between his Black and Latina/o students, a high school teacher examines the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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