Ben Berman
Cognoscenti contributor
Ben Berman is the author of three books of poems and a forthcoming book of essays, "Writing While Parenting." He teaches at Brookline High School.
Recently published
ChatGPT may doom high school English classes like mine. Maybe that’s not so bad
I hope the threat of students using artificial intelligence will help me focus on teaching what is meaningful rather than what is easily measurable, writes Ben Berman.
The swastikas in my neighborhood
Antisemitism is on the rise in the U.S. When Ben Berman found two swastikas etched into a slide at a playground in his progressive town, he wasn't sure what to...
How 'The Karate Kid' Helped Me Bridge A Cultural Divide
As a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Zimbabwe, Ben Berman learned a lesson that's stuck with him for decades: he couldn't really teach his students English, until he first understood...