R+Schapiro

My name is Rose Dichter Schapiro. I currently teach English to the very spirited 10th grade and the very motivated AP English Language and Composition classes at Bronx High School for Law and Community Service. I enjoy making my classroom a positive place, and nothing makes me happier than reading that my students "actually liked" a book we just read when they turn in their course surveys. So exciting! I enjoy thinking about and paying attention to education issues, both on a smaller level (in my classroom and other classrooms) and a larger one (in New York City, America, the rest of the world....). I'm from Philadelphia, where I went to both a small Friends school and a large magnet public high school. I then went to the University of Chicago, where I read lots of books and literary theory, edited a newspaper, made some zines, and worked for various parts of the University that publish things. I used to be a much better copy-editor than I manage to be now. I live in Greenpoint with my wonderful roommate and our wonderful cat, Uffie. In some of my spare time I contribute to my friends' blog, [|Those Hovercrafts]. I like cooking, feeling effective, and watching bad television.