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Editor of @NYTimesLearning since 2006, former English teacher, mother of teenage twins, novel reader, Brooklyn dweller.
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RT @davidfolkenflik: “Honestly,” one 15 yro girl told Pew about Facebook, “I'm on it constantly but I hate it so much.” More on Pew study: …
A Pew study says that 94 percent of teens use Facebook, and hate it.
slate.com — A new report released this week from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that Facebook remains the leading social network among American teenagers. It's also the most reviled. While some teenagers interviewed by Pew claimed they "enjoyed using it," the majority complained of "an increasing adult presence, high-pressure...@annaraffNYC Was just going to write you to say it's up! Thank you so much, A, I love our tradition!
RT @annaraffNYC: My third year in a row, illustrating for this fun/moving/inspiring poetry contest @NYTimesLearning tinyurl.com/pjgox84 …
Reflections on Our Most Popular Found Poetry Contest Yet
learning.blogs.nytimes.com — Back in March, we invited you to enter our Fourth Annual Found Poetry Student Contest, and 971 of you did, sending in verse that was so interesting and intricate that it's taken us more than a month to read, reread, discuss and winnow it.Reflections on Our Most Popular Found Poetry Contest Yet (& when we'll announce winners): learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/ref… #engchat
Reflections on Our Most Popular Found Poetry Contest Yet
learning.blogs.nytimes.com — Back in March, we invited you to enter our Fourth Annual Found Poetry Student Contest, and 971 of you did, sending in verse that was so interesting and intricate that it's taken us more than a month to read, reread, discuss and winnow it.Smith Mag's 6-word challenge of the week: what's your advice for graduates? smithmag.net/advice/
Thoughtful NYT Op-Ed on altering the definition of dyslexia:nytimes.com/2013/05/23/opi… #edchat
Defining My Dyslexia
nytimes.com — SAN FRANCISCO - I STARTED cataloging insults in the second grade. Notable put-downs heard outside my special-ed classroom included "dimwinky," "retardochuckles" and "the meat in the sandwich of stupid." The last of which, if you think about it, is a seriously impressive use of metaphor for a 7-year-old."Coming Home": Today's Google Doodle is by a WI teenager about her dad's return from Iraq washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-ri…
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