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O'Brien, Peggy – English Journal, 2009
This author arrived at the Folger Shakespeare Library in 1981 kind of by accident, a DC public high school English teacher on hiatus from the classroom due to burying parents and birthing children. She was on her way back to that classroom, but the opportunity to work in the land of all things Shakespeare was too good to pass up, even though there…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, English Teachers, English Literature, Educational Practices
Young, Robert – English Journal, 2009
Robert Young became the Director of Education at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, in October of 2007. In this article, the author discusses some of the workshops and other materials available for teachers and students at the Folger. Beginning with an idea that Peggy O'Brien had 23 years ago, Folger Education has developed into a…
Descriptors: Drama, Workshops, Research Libraries, Special Libraries
Chilla, Nicole A.; Waff, Diane; Cook, Heleny – English Journal, 2007
The public is deeply concerned that students in urban settings are not achieving at high levels. Over the past twenty years, large urban districts have attempted to restructure massive school systems using educational policymaking processes that have focused on school structures, standards-driven curriculum, and test-based accountability measures.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy, Accountability