Welcome to our NCTE Session, “Poetry is Not a Luxury” and the pre-write for our monthly Open Write. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s …
Academic Isolation Drills
Leaving Academia for K-12 Teaching, Part 7 by Russ Mayo Welcome back to my series for Ethical ELA called Leaving Academia for K-12 Teaching, where I’ve been writing about my experiences moving from K-12 teaching to working in higher education and back again. For those …
Nonet of Pride
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are organizing 30 days of poetry in April for National Poetry Month: Verselove. Pledge here to write one or more poems with us. Our Hosts: …
Dictionary Poem
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are organizing 30 days of poetry in April for National Poetry Month: Verselove. Pledge here to write one or more poems with …
M(Art)ch Madness!
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are organizing 30 days of poetry in April for National Poetry Month: Verselove. Pledge here to write one or more poems with us. Our Host: …
Between the Richness of K-12 and College Teaching
Leaving Academia for K-12 Teaching, Part 6 by Russ Mayo Welcome back to my series Leaving Academia for K-12 Teaching for Ethical ELA, in which I present K-12 education as a viable alternative for those unsatisfied with the increasingly limited career options in academia. By …
A Place to Breathe
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are organizing 30 days of poetry in April for National Poetry Month: Verselove. Pledge here to write one or more poems with us. Our Host …
Beware the Ides of March
This is the Open Write, a place for educators to nurture their writing lives and to advocate for writing poetry in community. We are organizing 30 days of poetry in April for National Poetry Month: Verselove. Pledge here to write one or more poems with …
Here’s Where the Financial Strings Come In, Part 5
Leaving Academia for K-12 Teaching, Part 5 by Russ Mayo Welcome back to my series Leaving Academia for K-12 Teaching for Ethical ELA. My previous posts discussed the challenges of finding work as a college professor today. Because of this, I believe that K-12 teaching …
Finding the Rhythms as a Teacher-Learner, Part 4
by Russ Mayo So far in my series Leaving Academia for K-12 Teaching with Ethical ELA, I have written about the challenges of making a career in academia today. Since many humanities professors today are committed teachers who are struggling to make a living, my …
The Shape of Academia to Come, Part 3
by Russell Mayo, PhD As I wrote in a previous piece, “In Casino, Out (of Academia),” the vast majority of graduate programs that prepare students for academic careers are long-shot bets akin to those of the craps table. For many recent graduates with a masters …