It’s September, and I can’t help but think of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and bouquets of sharpened pencils. Whether I am in the classroom or not, September always feels like the start of a new year: a clean slate, a fresh start, an ocean of endless possibilities. September always feels like the start of…
Teaching will always be a part of what I do. Whether I’m in the classroom, or on the internet, or in the theatre – I have the heart of an educator. This upcoming election is bringing out the worst in some of the best people I know. People who are too blinded by fear to…
SOMETIMES THE BULLYING GETS SO BAD I DON’T WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL. SOMETIMES THE BULLYING IS SO BAD IN, WELL, LIFE, THAT I WISH I COULD JUST DISAPPEAR. Just last week I was asked to be a teaching artist of a program called Project Hero. Created by the brilliant Kate Meuth in association with…
Women in veils are not silent. – India Galesi-Grant For the past seven years it’s been my privilege to direct for the YAWP Program and Playwriting Festival at Stony Brook Southampton college. The heads of YAWP explain it best – The Young Artists and Writers Project (formerly the Young American Writers Project) is dedicated to…
The piece that you’ll find below is fitting for Easter Sunday, and was originally published by I AM THAT GIRL. And for those of you who celebrate today, I hope you have the most wonderful Easter. And even if you don’t celebrate – I hope you take the time each week to slow down. To…
Hello Beautiful People, Today we remember Martin Luther King Jr. And I do hope we all took the time to do just that – remember. Remember the man, the dream, his work, and what he stood for. Remember that there is still so much work to be done. Remember that hate is never the answer….
MERRY CHRISTMAS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE! On behalf of myself, and The Write Teacher(s) Team, I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday. And should you find yourself alone this season, we hope that joy and happiness fills your days real soon. Today I leave you with a teachsperience piece that I wrote for I AM…
Happy Thanksgiving, Beautiful People! I hope this message finds you all happy and healthy and surrounded by those that you love. But should this message find you alone on this Turkey Day, I hope it also finds you content and at peace. For that is also something to be grateful for, eh? A couple…
Hello Beautiful People, Recently I took to polling colleagues about films. I wanted to know, what are great films that high school kids should know – stories that they can learn from, stories that they can relate to, and classic pieces of cinema that would be useful to their repertoire. Here’s what they came up…
Hello Beautiful People, One of the most important relationships in any child’s life is the one between his or her parent, and his or her teacher. It sound crazy, but it’s true! So, we’ve assembled a team of education professionals to answer your most burning questions. Fill out the form below, (and yes, you may…