Themes Fighting Words

Just the other day, Laurie Halse Anderson blogged about a recent uptick in homework requests. On her web site, as she confirms, there is a strongly worded post about not sending her homework questions. I’m sure this is very effective for students who actually read, but as a former high school teacher, I know that there are many students who do not follow instructions. Instead, they email the author and ask for help directly. This is pretty common, and I’m sure a bunch of you have experienced the