Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

01.23.14 UPDATED: My Favorite Sentences. Or, How Editors Save Me From Myself

[Note: This morning I boldly typed out a message to the world when I thought my editors weren’t listening. But of course (you saw this coming) they were listening, and now I am in trouble. But it’s worse than that even. The editor who was listening was … my mom. Now I should say that my…


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10.01.13 You Get What You Pay For: Free Advice on Writing

“Writing,” Buddha said, “is suffering.”  I mean, he more or less said that.  His point was a little broader, but in the age of the internet you can pretty much find any quote attributed to anyone so I’m going with it on spec.  Anyway, I mention this because I am suffering- greatly and Buddha-like in proportions…


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