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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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.
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Issue: May 2020
On Milestones

Spring, 2020: the season of missed milestones. Beyond birthdays, anniversaries, and religious gatherings that were not celebrated together or much at all, major school…
Issue: April 2020 - Educating in a Pandemic
Crucibles of Change

As my high school senior slowly accepts the possibility that she may fulfill her graduation credits through exclusively online classes, miss her senior prom,…
Issue: May 2019
Read, Restore, Grow

More than any other season, summer invites us to read. Whether we are traveling or staying home, working or taking vacation time, we school…
Issue: March 2019
Embracing It

When Time Stopped “Turn to page 90 in your books,” I instructed my class of seniors. It was 2009, and we were reading the…