by cpaige | Sep 25, 2019 | Core Language Skills, Syntax
Tackling complex sentences is a new adventure for me. I’ve often been one to “ignore” syntax for other goals, especially in the upper grades when reading comprehension, context clues, and higher order thinking has become so vitally (and very tangibly...
by cpaige | Sep 11, 2019 | Being an Educator, Journal
Summer fades to fall;the freedom of the morning gives wayto the structure of the school day.Students who need me, administrators who demand of me,colleagues who help (or hurt) me.From all sides, I am pulled.Sometimes, I know not where;I know not the purpose.Yet, you...
by cpaige | Sep 4, 2019 | Literature, Writing, & More, YA Books
How absolutely delightful is this book? I don’t know how, in my thirty years of England-loving existence, I hadn’t read The Wind in the Willows before. It reminds me of everything charming about my favorite country – reminiscent of the feelings I get...
