Jessica Flaxman

Jessica Flaxman has served as an English teacher, department chair, director of studies, and assistant head at a number of independent schools. She is a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and a founding partner of 120 Education Consultancy.

Website: http://www.whatilearnedtodayinschool.com

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Issue: October 2020 - Belonging

Words to Belong To

Jessica Flaxman·October 13, 2020

I wish I could say that every student who ever took a class with me felt completely seen, heard, and appreciated. But that would…

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Issue: May 2020

On Milestones

Jessica Flaxman·May 19, 2020

Spring, 2020: the season of missed milestones. Beyond birthdays, anniversaries, and religious gatherings that were not celebrated together or much at all, major school…

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Issue: April 2020 - Educating in a Pandemic

Crucibles of Change

Jessica Flaxman·April 1, 2020

As my high school senior slowly accepts the possibility that she may fulfill her graduation credits through exclusively online classes, miss her senior prom,…

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