In a Micro School in Washington, a Teacher Works at the Pace of His Students

April 22, 2020

Mike Meadows remembers a student he taught English at Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland, just about 10 miles outside of Washington, DC. The student was quiet and rarely talked. Meadows worried he wasn’t getting through to her. In a classroom of 30 students, it was easy for her to get lost in the fray. Meadows class, British Literature, had been working through a unit on Shakespeare, focusing on a less popular play, The Taming of the Shrew. One day he took her aside and talked to her. He remembers it distinctly. He asked her directly about her impression…