Who is Teaching Spark Notes?

I am an English teacher at a regular, plain, ‘ole public school. After finishing up my first year in the classroom, I am eager to fine tune my skills. No one wants to be mediocre at their job, especially when there is always a sassy teenager itching it point it out to you. Since I want to be the best, and so do you, here we are blogging about it. I’m not a touchy-feely miracle worker teacher. Perhaps because I can’t work any miracles. This blog is not about high-fiving or griping, nor is it inspirational. I merely want to convey basic, easy to use steps for teaching based on the tried and true methods of other teachers, research, or my own hilarious failures in the classroom. Enjoy!