The Polliwog Journal

Ryan Bretag, in a recent post in his blog The Four Eyed Technologist, said that NCTE is “moving toward the future,” but then chides gently, “(or is that the present).” Either way, NCTE has its seatbelt securely fastened on the 21st c. literacy skills bandwagon. Now that I think about it, bandwagon may be the [...]

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CyberEnglish 1
Part one of a two part interview with Dr. Susan Antlitz aired on Saturday, February 23 on WMWK FM. Antlitz, the Community Issues program host, is also a writing instructor at Joliet Junior College.
Part two will air next week.

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I got the nicest compliment today. One of my AP students said, “I don’t think of you as a teacher. I just think of you as an adult who knows things.”
I am not sure why her comment means so much to me. After all, over 45 years ago, when I was barely in school myself, [...]

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Patricia Cohen’s review of Susan Jacoby’s new book, Dumb and Dumber: Are American’s Hostile to Knowledge appeared in the New York Times, February 14, 2008.
Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?
By PATRICIA COHEN
Published: February 14, 2008
Susan Jacoby’s new book bemoans the state of American culture. Not only are citizens ignorant about essential knowledge, she [...]

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I will be this Friday at the Wisconsin State Reading Association convention. Claire Wick from CESA 7 invited me to join her and Deb Sixel, tech guru from Kiel High School.
I’ll be talking about what I love, so it should be easy & FUN!

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I have another, yes, another new blog. It’s actually an old blog that I forgot I had but accidentally found. I’ve dusted it off and given it a new name: Ms. Hogue’s Classroom, and I’ve given it a new purpose.
I’m going to be speaking at the Wisconsin State Reading Association on February 8 about using [...]

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