My favorite book to teach is always the one that I’m doing with my students at the moment. Occasionally I’ll be waiting for the elevator next to a teacher from the math or careers department who will make an innocent attempt at small talk ask me which novel I like best, and I invest way…
In the middle of last year, it looked as though I would finally realize my dream teaching assignment: an integrated English and world geography course for ninth graders. I was so excited to be able to teach about the settings of the literature we read in an interdisciplinary way. No longer would I navigate the…
I went to college at a very large state university known for its conservative politics, its fanaticism about football, its ties to the military, and its love of tradition. So I fit right in (not). I heard that the term for a person like me — someone who chose not to invest in the campus…
You know the feeling you get when you wake up in a hotel room and for the first few seconds of consciousness, you’re very confused about where you are? That’s been every day of 2020 since March. I don’t use an alarm clock anymore because my baby is the alarm clock, and for those first…
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About Me
Hi, I’m Lillie. Previously a magazine editor, I became a full-time mother and freelance writer in 2017. I spend most of my time with my kids and husband over at The Brown Bear Family but this blog is for my love of food and sharing my favorites with you!
Using My Teacher Voice 