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Reading Ulysses: Mischief in the Woods

By L.L. Barkat 16 Comments

Reading Ulysses in Fall Woods

What can reading Ulysses in the woods teach us about changing education and throwing out the idea of homework? A whole lot.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, Courage Poems, English Teaching Resources, Hero's Journey Poems, Humanity Poems, Incidentally, Read for Fun, Travel Poems

The Magician’s Elephant: What if Natural Selection is Wrong?

By L.L. Barkat 30 Comments

The Magician's Elephant Kate DiCamillo Natural Selection Wrong

Iconoclastic thinking requires “thinking outside the room.” Could natural selection be wrong? Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant leads the way.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Incidentally

English Teaching Resources: Incidentally, Yahtzee is an English Game

By L.L. Barkat

English Teaching Resources Language Arts Yahtzee

Yahtzee is not just a math game. No kidding. Consider using it in English class.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, Incidentally

English Teaching Resources: Incidentally, that Play-Doh Could Prevent a Homicide

By L.L. Barkat 36 Comments

Play Doh English Teaching Resources Word Games

Play-Doh prevents violence? Yes, if it’s part of play. Use it in your English Teaching and create a better world.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, Incidentally, Play

English Teaching Resources: Incidentally, That Lego Could Earn You Six Figures

By L.L. Barkat 23 Comments

English teaching resources that include legos? Yes. That lego could earn you big money someday. Go ahead, play.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, Incidentally, Play

English Teaching Resources: Incidentally, You Just Wrote for Three Hours

By L.L. Barkat 24 Comments

Eraser Dust English Teaching Resources

Our “Incidentally” column shares English Teaching Resources & opinions about the state of education, from a teacher who has worked the systems for almost 25 years. Today’s topic: teaching kids to write.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching Resources, Incidentally

English Teaching Resources: Incidentally, That’s a Chiasmus

By L.L. Barkat

Umbrella Chiasmus English Teaching Resources

Our “Incidentally” column shares English Teaching Resources from a teacher who has worked the systems for almost 25 years. Up today? Chiasmus.

Filed Under: English Teaching Resources, Incidentally, Incidentally That's A, Poems, Poems about poetry, poetry, poetry teaching resources

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