Brian Connell
@connellschool.bsky.social
English Teacher, Founder of The Connell School of Writing, YAWP! Writing Program™️, Birmingham AL
Rictavius is writing about how neighborhood violence impacts children's sense of safety. He was on a roll, and I love that he wanted to keep going even after the bell rang.
February 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Rictavius is writing about how neighborhood violence impacts children's sense of safety. He was on a roll, and I love that he wanted to keep going even after the bell rang.
YAWP! student Xavier (9th) developed a thesis today:
"Religious indoctrination of young people that justifies harmful ideologies such as racism, sexism, and discrimination can limit independent thought and development into adulthood and perpetuate hateful beliefs in society."
"Religious indoctrination of young people that justifies harmful ideologies such as racism, sexism, and discrimination can limit independent thought and development into adulthood and perpetuate hateful beliefs in society."
February 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
YAWP! student Xavier (9th) developed a thesis today:
"Religious indoctrination of young people that justifies harmful ideologies such as racism, sexism, and discrimination can limit independent thought and development into adulthood and perpetuate hateful beliefs in society."
"Religious indoctrination of young people that justifies harmful ideologies such as racism, sexism, and discrimination can limit independent thought and development into adulthood and perpetuate hateful beliefs in society."
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN!!!! I loved this movie. I only wish that, ala Lord of the Rings, they'd gone ahead and shot two sequels at the same time covering the subsequent 10 years!
#bobdylan
#bobdylan
December 26, 2024 at 12:59 AM
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN!!!! I loved this movie. I only wish that, ala Lord of the Rings, they'd gone ahead and shot two sequels at the same time covering the subsequent 10 years!
#bobdylan
#bobdylan
When students first see their work published, I think they feel like they're being lifted up, visible in a new and positive way.
#EduSky #iteachenglish #YAWP
#EduSky #iteachenglish #YAWP
December 17, 2024 at 3:40 AM
When students first see their work published, I think they feel like they're being lifted up, visible in a new and positive way.
#EduSky #iteachenglish #YAWP
#EduSky #iteachenglish #YAWP
Book Launch Day for these published student writers from Birmingham City Schools! [Mychael gets interviewed; A'Mera feeling proud; students sign the Superintendent's copy of SCREENED; group shot]
#EduSky #iteachenglish #YAWP
#EduSky #iteachenglish #YAWP
December 17, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Book Launch Day for these published student writers from Birmingham City Schools! [Mychael gets interviewed; A'Mera feeling proud; students sign the Superintendent's copy of SCREENED; group shot]
#EduSky #iteachenglish #YAWP
#EduSky #iteachenglish #YAWP
From the mouths of babes:
"The school system's emphasis on testing has resulted in objective approaches to education and has removed the imagination and creativity vital to child development from the learning process."
- Jamarcus, YAWP! student in Birmingham, Alabama
#EduSky #iteachenglish
"The school system's emphasis on testing has resulted in objective approaches to education and has removed the imagination and creativity vital to child development from the learning process."
- Jamarcus, YAWP! student in Birmingham, Alabama
#EduSky #iteachenglish
December 5, 2024 at 12:45 PM
From the mouths of babes:
"The school system's emphasis on testing has resulted in objective approaches to education and has removed the imagination and creativity vital to child development from the learning process."
- Jamarcus, YAWP! student in Birmingham, Alabama
#EduSky #iteachenglish
"The school system's emphasis on testing has resulted in objective approaches to education and has removed the imagination and creativity vital to child development from the learning process."
- Jamarcus, YAWP! student in Birmingham, Alabama
#EduSky #iteachenglish
I love every student essay we publish, but this excerpt from "Guardian Angels" by Courtlynn (7th grade) gives me chills in a Faulkner kinda way
#EduSky #iteachenglish #iteachwriting #YAWP
#EduSky #iteachenglish #iteachwriting #YAWP
December 3, 2024 at 5:56 PM
I love every student essay we publish, but this excerpt from "Guardian Angels" by Courtlynn (7th grade) gives me chills in a Faulkner kinda way
#EduSky #iteachenglish #iteachwriting #YAWP
#EduSky #iteachenglish #iteachwriting #YAWP
At the end of the YAWP! Writing Program, our students become published writers. In this book, students wrote critical essays in response to the prompt "What do you care about? What matters to you?"
#EduSky #iteachenglish #iteachwriting #writingedu
#EduSky #iteachenglish #iteachwriting #writingedu
December 3, 2024 at 3:09 PM
At the end of the YAWP! Writing Program, our students become published writers. In this book, students wrote critical essays in response to the prompt "What do you care about? What matters to you?"
#EduSky #iteachenglish #iteachwriting #writingedu
#EduSky #iteachenglish #iteachwriting #writingedu
Excited to be repping CSW and the YAWP! Writing Program at the Alabama Opportunity Summit today!
November 22, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Excited to be repping CSW and the YAWP! Writing Program at the Alabama Opportunity Summit today!
Hear 11th grader Curtis's YAWP! about problems in education:
"When schools prioritize test results over true learning, students believe that grades are the goal, which unfortunately increases cheating and decreases deep understanding of subjects."
#EduSky #iteachenglish
"When schools prioritize test results over true learning, students believe that grades are the goal, which unfortunately increases cheating and decreases deep understanding of subjects."
#EduSky #iteachenglish
November 19, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Hear 11th grader Curtis's YAWP! about problems in education:
"When schools prioritize test results over true learning, students believe that grades are the goal, which unfortunately increases cheating and decreases deep understanding of subjects."
#EduSky #iteachenglish
"When schools prioritize test results over true learning, students believe that grades are the goal, which unfortunately increases cheating and decreases deep understanding of subjects."
#EduSky #iteachenglish
We asked YAWP! students "What's wrong with education today?" Erin, a 10th grader, developed this thesis:
Fear of embarrassment and inadequacy can make students shut down in school; when teachers misinterpret this as students not applying themselves, kids can get left behind.
#EduSky #iteachenglish
Fear of embarrassment and inadequacy can make students shut down in school; when teachers misinterpret this as students not applying themselves, kids can get left behind.
#EduSky #iteachenglish
November 19, 2024 at 2:57 PM
We asked YAWP! students "What's wrong with education today?" Erin, a 10th grader, developed this thesis:
Fear of embarrassment and inadequacy can make students shut down in school; when teachers misinterpret this as students not applying themselves, kids can get left behind.
#EduSky #iteachenglish
Fear of embarrassment and inadequacy can make students shut down in school; when teachers misinterpret this as students not applying themselves, kids can get left behind.
#EduSky #iteachenglish