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Out of Darkness

July 22, 2017July 22, 2017 / Austin Hall / 1 Comment

"I was thinking, What if the world was like that? What if we only saw one surface of it, the outside, but there was all kinds of other stuff going on, too? All the time. Underneath. But we just don't see it, even if we're part of it? Even if we're in it? And what … Continue reading Out of Darkness

Close Encounters of the Teaching Kind

June 19, 2016June 19, 2016 / Austin Hall / Leave a comment

After 9+ months of teaching, the end of the school year always seems to come at the perfect time. The refreshing reprieve of summer is wonderful for many reasons: the absence of bells dictating where I have to be and when, the ability for lunch to extend beyond 25 minutes, ample time for leisure reading, … Continue reading Close Encounters of the Teaching Kind

The Road to Recovery

November 6, 2015November 6, 2015 / Austin Hall / Leave a comment

The first step in any twelve-step program is admitting that you have a problem. Nearly a year ago to the day, when I formally proposed my idea for Reading for Pleasure, I did just that. I came clean and acknowledged my role in contributing to readicide. In his marvelous book, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and … Continue reading The Road to Recovery

On Leading and Reading

October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 / Austin Hall / 4 Comments

As a teacher leader, I would seem to have a lot of things going for me. I have a MA in English from UNI's TESS (Teaching English in Secondary Schools) program. I am the Department Chair of a sixteen-member English department and serve on a variety of other school committees ranging from leadership to technology … Continue reading On Leading and Reading

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