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1. Strategic Collaboration Common sense would suggest that by now—one decade into the 21st century—the idea of working together in an interdependent world would be axiomatic, at least to those in the public sector. Alas, common sense has never been all that common. So in highly fragmented public bureaucracies, collaboration often goes against the grain—both […]

“Americans of all ages and income brackets continue to grow increasingly unhappy at work—a long-term trend that should be a red flag to employers,” states a 2010 research report released by The Conference Board. The report goes on to say that “the downward trend in job satisfaction could spell trouble for employee productivity and negatively […]

The following classroom snapshot illustrates how one teacher used the LTS on identity development outlined above. Miss Ruiz lowers the lights and turns on the computer projector as she explains to her eleventh-grade English students, “We are about to begin a new unit that focuses on how a person’s identity is developed. Since you are […]

1. Scaffolding the English Canon with Linked Text Sets How can teachers build students’ interest and engagement in reading texts in the high school English curriculum while still providing access to challenging texts from the canon? Teachers typically expect their secondary students to read texts from the English canon because these texts offer opportunities for […]

So, here I had driven myself to a problematic, interesting crossroads. This was a book that meant much to me, one that I loved and loved to revisit, and one that I had heretofore resisted teaching. I think that all English teaching involves risks, but the risk factors mount exponentially higher when you bring in […]