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“New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our Time” by Craig Taylor, Bookclique

September 15, 2021September 20, 2021 Sarah Cooper

Craig Taylor’s New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our Time landed in my library stack when the world was starting to open up again, early spring 2021. At the time I wasn’t sure when I would be visiting the city again. But reading this book felt like walking the streets… Continue reading

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“Seven Ways Educators Will Be Teaching Differently This Year and in the Post-COVID Era,” Education Week

August 21, 2021September 20, 2021 Sarah Cooper

Teaching remotely last year showed me how much more I could learn about my students. Here are three very human practices I want to continue in real life… Continue reading

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“Time to Plant Tears,” Well-Schooled

June 8, 2021June 17, 2021 Sarah Cooper

Lately, the world has been opening up here in our corner of Los Angeles, and I’ve been crying, a lot. Tears have arrived at strange times, in public and private, and more than they did for the entire pandemic year before that. It has taken me a while to figure out why…. Continue reading

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“We Are Not From Here” by Jenny Sanchez Torres, Bookclique

February 24, 2021June 17, 2021 Sarah Cooper

These days I find myself drawn to story after story about immigration policy, wondering about the faces behind the statistics. Yet Jenny Torres Sanchez’s We Are Not From Here sat on my shelf for longer than I wanted…. Continue reading

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“Seeking Sprawl,” Well-Schooled

February 16, 2021February 17, 2021 Sarah Cooper

Lately I’ve come back to the same image when I fantasize about having every student back in the classroom, particularly the 8th graders I love so much. They are maskless. They need no sanitation. And, most of all, they sprawl. These middle schoolers lean shoulder to shoulder… Continue reading

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“The Optimism of ‘Annie’ as an Antidote to the Disillusionment of the 1970s,” Journal of Popular Culture

November 8, 2020June 17, 2021 Sarah Cooper

To watch a video of the cast of Annie singing at the 1977 Tony Awards is to be caught up in the simplicity and buoyancy of a smash hit from four decades ago. The performance begins with the orphans singing… Continue reading

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“What I Miss About My Middle Schoolers,” MiddleWeb

April 8, 2020May 31, 2020 Sarah Cooper

Teaching via Zoom at my kitchen counter, laptop perched on coffee table books, is not the top way I would choose to interact with my eighth-grade U.S. history students. However, by the time we reach the end of each period, I find myself reluctant to say goodbye… Continue reading

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“Advice for Teachers Who Want to Write a Book,” Education Week Teacher

April 5, 2020April 19, 2020 Sarah Cooper

Writing a book about teaching is not as hard as it seems. You don’t need an agent, and cold submissions can be very successful. In 2007, I had been teaching for almost a decade, always fascinated by curriculum design… Continue reading

Posted in Storytelling, Writing

“My Love Letter to Trader Joe’s,” Well-Schooled

April 1, 2020April 10, 2020 Sarah Cooper

Now more than ever, Trader Joe’s comforts my soul. And recently, it has also shown me how to be a more empathetic leader, to remember the humanity around us. But first, some history. For the past dozen years — as I’ve taught middle school, steeped myself in faculty administration, and mothered two boys — Trader Joe’s has been there for me… Continue reading

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“The Starless Sea” by Erin Morgenstern, Bookclique

February 5, 2020March 23, 2020 Sarah Cooper

It has been decades since I’ve wanted to live in the world of a fantasy novel as much as the one in Erin Morgenstern’s The Starless Sea. Entering the caverns of a vast secret underground library – one accessed through doors in our world both hidden and in plain sight – made me feel as if… Continue reading

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