Reclaiming My Classroom - Ms. Magazine Blog

Reclaiming My Classroom - Ms. Magazine Blog

"Twenty-four, idealistic, and teaching 11th grade American Literature, I could think of no better text to assign than The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

Years earlier, that book connected with me in a way that no other piece of writing had—and I was a reader. As a floundering 20-year-old in college, Plath’s novel defined an unknown part of myself. I forged a connection to Esther Greenwood and Plath herself, making me feel a little less alone in this world. And isn’t that the essence of literature?

As I was soon to discover, it wasn’t just reluctant teenage readers that would stand as a barrier to my idealism, but the literary canon itself."





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Joya Del Pacifico

We rode in a bus a little over an hour to the Joya De Pacifico, a beach called Costa Del Sol.  All alone on the beach we watched the Pacific Ocean stretch out in front of us while the San Vincente Volcan loomed behind.  We spent the day under palm leaf cabana enjoying the sun.  An evening drive up the coast brought us to another port town call La Libertad where we had a great meal of Pesco Frito watching an amazing sun set over the ocean.

El Salvador Today

I arrived in San Salvador just in time to watch my team win the Superbowl - a lifetime coming.  On Monday I got acquainted with my surroundings and visited the US Embassy.  Yesterday I visited three sites of ancient Mayan ruins, many of which were buried under lava during volcanic eruptions.  Every way you look there is a visible volcano.  The excavation of these sites is interesting.  I finished up with lunch overlooking Lago de Coatepeque - picturesque.

Today I am off to visit the Pacific Ocean!