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Kate Schenck
Jan 248 min read
So You (and Me) Are Addicted to Scrolling — Now What?
Last month I wrote about my experiment with a social media fast and how I subsequently fell off the wagon and started using again. Now...
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Kate Schenck
Dec 16, 20249 min read
Social Media Detox: A Tale of Two Addictions
One of the darkest skeletons in my closet is that I used to smoke cigarettes. Gasp! I know. I hardly believe I am willing to admit this...
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Megan Griffin
Oct 29, 20248 min read
Beyond the Worksheet: A Writing Teacher Makes Peace with Grammar
During my early years of teaching high school English, a more senior colleague in another department eagerly approached me in the school...
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Kate Schenck
Oct 8, 20245 min read
Crashing Ashore, or a Teacher Turns Inward to Build Classroom Community
What are the conditions that foster diverse communities rather than isolated individuals? The question is very complex for mosses, let...
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Her Voice at the Table Team
Sep 3, 202412 min read
Prepared to Be Nowhere Else: Her Voice at the Table Launches a New School Year
Be here; be prepared to be nowhere else. -- Principle #3, Fierce Conversations We began Her...
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Natalie Rich
Apr 24, 20247 min read
In Search of a More Authentic Voice: Finding Belonging in the Pages of Percy Jackson
The following post comes from one of our senior interns, Natalie. We love periodically posting student writing, serving as a platform for...
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Char Robinson
Apr 8, 20246 min read
They Call Us Birdwatchers: Finding Soulmates in Nature and Literature
This creative essay was a spring assignment for an AP literature class with a fluid due date. The open-ended prompt encouraged students...
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Her Voice at the Table Team
Feb 29, 20246 min read
Fall in Love February: HVATT Team's Favorite Romance Reads and Love Songs
It has been a “Fall in Love February” for the Her Voice team! As the month of love comes to a close, Her Voicers reflect upon their...
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Her Voice at the Table Team
Feb 14, 202410 min read
Why I Love...
Valentine’s Day is not just for the humans in our lives who we love and admire–at Her Voice at the Table, we wanted to show some love to...
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Caroline Cutchall
Feb 12, 20246 min read
Overcoming My Discomfort to Embrace Right Where I'm Supposed to Be
The following post comes from one of our senior interns, Caroline. We love periodically posting student writing, serving as a platform...
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Kate Schenck
Jan 19, 20249 min read
Why Teach Emotionally Difficult Books?
Why read? Seventeen years ago, when I was a first-year teacher, I sat down in early August to write a curriculum map for my first...
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Her Voice at the Table Team
Dec 19, 202310 min read
Holiday Gift Guide, 2023!
This year, I’ve heard more people say they haven’t done their Christmas shopping or that they still have so much to do before Christmas...
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Rachel Davies
Dec 6, 20238 min read
The Floor Is Lava: Joyful Play and Building Community
On instinct, 20 pairs of distressed saddle shoes lift off the carpet and start balancing on chairs, backpacks, binders, desks. It...
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Kate Schenck
Oct 7, 20234 min read
Welcome to October: It's Cozy Mystery and Whodunit Season
In honor of spooky season, Her Voice at the Table will spend October spotlighting the genre of cozy mysteries and whodunits. Just like...
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Elizabeth Smith
Sep 25, 20235 min read
Dean Talk: Personal Reflections on Shifting Pedagogy with AI
Last week, we heard from teachers and admin about what’s rolling around in their minds as they face the technology jungle–cell phones and...
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Her Voice at the Table Team
Sep 8, 202313 min read
Teacher Talk: Tech Policies that Connect Students with Humanity
As the new academic year commences, our teacher brains are swirling with a litany of questions about technology use—perennial ones like...
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Kate Schenck
Jul 6, 20238 min read
In Your Own Words: ChatGPT and Other Intelligences
For the past year, academia has been roiled by news that students can use generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT to write...
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Biz Kechejian
May 3, 20236 min read
Off the Beaten Path of Least Resistance
It appears to be a map, a watercolor illustration that you might find at the front of a fantasy book. Pastel pathways whimsically sprawl...
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Rachel Davies
Apr 17, 20239 min read
The Stories We Tell
Early to mid-April is that sweet time of year when some of the winter crispness still lingers in the morning air, a crispness slowly...
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Phoebe White
Mar 27, 20237 min read
The Exceptional Hero's Journey: What My Bookshelf Has Taught Me About Classic Literature
As I rapidly approach the end of my senior year, I am closing out my high school reading curriculum with The Iliad for my Greek...
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