Josh Eyler

Oct 10, 2024 | englishteacherweekly.substack.com | Andrew Campbell |Josh Eyler |Holly Korbey |Carrie M. Santo-Thomas

Welcome to English Teacher Weekly—your source for what’s worthwhile from the worlds of literature, education, Christian thought, and the humanities. I’m a forager in the digital wilds, bringing back to the table only the choicest of morsels. My browser is littered with hundreds of open tabs. I’m launching over paywalls, following the hyperlink trails to the finest and weirdest content available. The table is set. Please enjoy the spread. Don’t forget to share the wealth with your likeminded friends.

Oct 10, 2024 | englishteacherweekly.substack.com | Andrew Campbell |Josh Eyler |Holly Korbey |Carrie M. Santo-Thomas

Welcome to English Teacher Weekly—your source for what’s worthwhile from the worlds of literature, education, Christian thought, and the humanities. I’m a forager in the digital wilds, bringing back to the table only the choicest of morsels. My browser is littered with hundreds of open tabs. I’m launching over paywalls, following the hyperlink trails to the finest and weirdest content available. The table is set. Please enjoy the spread. Don’t forget to share the wealth with your likeminded friends.

Sep 3, 2024 | engagededucation.substack.com | John Warner |Josh Eyler

I was reading Ken Bain’s now classic text,What the Best College Teachers Do, not long after it came out in 2004 and I came across the chapter on how these best teachers evaluate students and themselves. Bain’s summation of what he observed is pretty straightforward: “The outstanding teachers used assessments to help students learn, not just to rate and rank their efforts.”I knew that I was not doing this in my teaching, but I was at a loss how to bridge that gap.

Aug 20, 2024 | saturdayeveningpost.com | Josh Eyler

A new academic year is upon us, and it is sure to bring with it some of our most beloved, time-honored traditions: back-to-school shopping, overly ambitious commitments to extra-curricular activities, and pundits complaining about grade inflation. Grade inflation is a perennial favorite when it comes to topics for op-eds, and we’ve been treated to countless iterations of the same argument over the years.

Feb 26, 2024 | saturdayeveningpost.com | Josh Eyler

Ezra Stiles, a former president of Yale University, died nearly 230 years ago, but his ghost continues to haunt schools and colleges across the country.