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‘The Objective’ As Read By Wendell Berry

Terrell HeickFeb 22, 2017

“I prayed what I saw was only fear & no foretelling, for I saw the last known landscape destroyed for the sake of objective…”

How I Use Data To Motivate Students To Become…

TeachThought StaffFeb 20, 2017

Equipping students with the right tools and providing them with the proper support can set struggling readers up for success.

14 Ways To Use Digital Text Annotation In The…

Skim for key vocabulary that seems important, is confusing, or otherwise ‘stands out’ and mark it in a separate color.

Kurt Vonnegut Describes The Shape Of A Story

Terrell HeickJun 10, 2016

Every story, Vonnegut playfully asserts, can be ‘shaped’ on a Y-axis of Good Fortune & Ill Fortune extended along the X-axis of…

What To Read Next: 100 Timeless Books, Poems, And…

Terrell HeickJul 26, 2015

What should you read next? Consider Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World,’ Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ or Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Player Piano.’

12 Literary Road Trips In A Single Map

TeachThought StaffJul 24, 2015

12 Literary Road Trips In A Single Map by TeachThought Staff Richard Kreitner and Steven Melendez over at atlasobscura recently shared a […]

Redefining What It Means To Be Human In The…

Terrell HeickApr 10, 2015

We increasingly need the humanities because technology requires us to know what information we need and the kinds of questions we should…

What Students Often Misunderstand About Writing

Terrell HeickDec 7, 2014

Students are conditioned to believe that someone beyond their family or teacher will be automatically and genuinely interested in their ideas.