If you’re tired of reading the same thesis statements about ambition and responsibility in Frankenstein, this one’s for you. Here’s what I’ve realized: Traditional essays about Frankenstein often miss what makes the novel so powerful – its ability to help
There’s a moment every year when I realize my students are living Mary Shelley’s story, but they can’t see it. It’s the challenge of relevance when teaching Frankenstein for Gen Z. They’re not grave robbers piecing together bodies in secret
Like trying to ban phones or stop SparkNotes use, trying to prevent AI use is a losing game. DeepSeek’s breakthrough shows why – AI is becoming more accessible and harder to detect. But what if that’s not actually our biggest
I didn’t come to this realization in a single lightbulb moment. Instead, it crept up on me gradually. It happened every time a student told me they’d “fixed” an essay overnight—but couldn’t explain the changes they’d made. It happened when
We’ve all heard them—the predictable responses that make ethical discussions feel like fill-in-the-blank exercises. “Victor should have been more responsible.” “He should have thought things through.” “He was too ambitious.” But real ethical dilemmas don’t come with tidy answers. And
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