On 6/18/09, Teri wrote:
> For years I've thought the movie League of Extraordinary Gentlemen would
> be a great premise for a literature class--Tom Sawyer, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll
> and Mr. Hyde, The Invisible Man, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Edward
> Quatermain.
>
> By the way, I wish I had the power/chance to design my own curriculum. I
> hope you know how lucky you are!

That's a really cool idea. My Gothic Lit. class includes Dracula, Jekyll
and Hyde, and Frankenstein. They're all semester-length classes, so that's
about all we can handle.

And yes, I definitely realize how lucky I am. Due an unusual situation, our
school was largely restaffed after my first year there, making me the sixth-
most-senior member of the staff. Our new principal decided after my second
year there that I was qualified to rewrite the entire high school English
curriculum, so I pretty much changed all the course offerings, and he was
fine with that. I'm now going into my fourth year and still making minor
adjustments, but I think the principal's gamble has paid off - my kids are
really excited to schedule their English classes, and I'm excited to teach
them.

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