I write about how to make school a source of meaning, vitality, and community. She/her, Ms. #ThePDCurator #2for1Teaching #TeachMeaningful #ValuesAndQuestions
In the Langston Hughes poem “Theme for English B” (1949/1995), a teacher gives his students an assignment to write a page: “And let that page come out of you—/Then, it will be true.” 1/19 🧵
The poet-narrator offers basic details from his life—his commute from school to the Harlem Y, the pipe he wants for Christmas, the records he likes—all framed as encounters with politely racist white people such as the teacher for whom he is writing. 2/19
