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Kurt's First Drafts

Kurt Clements

And occasionally revised essays. But mostly stream-of-consciousness, in-the-moment, publish-or-perish.

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It’s Day 30!

It’s been a lot of fun writing every day, even when I didn’t feel like it / was out of ideas, which happened more than I’d like to admit.

I don’t think I’ll continue at this pace. Summer is a perfect time to do it; I haven’t...

16 days ago

Just questions

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  1. How do I get Jonah interested in reading on his own?

  2. Where are the 40 students enrolled in my 6th period going to sit if I only have 38 desks?

  3. Why on earth are there so many billboards for...

17 days ago
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Streaks

Feeling a little burned out on publishing right now, but I’m almost to the 30-day mark and I’m not about to quit now.

This project has me thinking about streaks. They seem to be everywhere for me: not only the streak of posting for 30 days...

18 days ago
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Comparison is the thief of joy

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Most of my self-inflicted miseries involve comparing myself to others. The obvious misery here is feeling like I’m not measuring up: somebody else is better than me, whatever better might mean—smarter, f...

19 days ago
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Some things my students aren't going to like this year

They’re going to have to read! A lot!

Every now and then I stumble across a headline/article that knocks me off my feet. This past semester, it was this one: “Stop Meeting Students Where They Are.” Among other things, Walt Hunter, a colleg...

20 days ago
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    Kurt is a full-time high school teacher and sometimes-writer. He's worried he's never had an original thought, but even more terrified of keeping silent and never creating anything. Thanks for reading.

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