Book Review: A Small Place

por | Oct 27, 2023 | Uncategorized

Jamaica Kincaid on the colonization of the mind A Small Place Jamaica Kincaid, 1988Key words Colonialism, post-colonialism, racism, education, epistolary, second person POVThe past isn’t overLast year, my students and I read A Small Place as part of a unit on...

'Method Writing' with Michael Downs

por | Oct 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

Live first. Then write. Between the Lines: word-craft interviews with writers and educatorsLight filters into Michael Downs’ basement office, as if it were underwater.Twin decorative dragonflies, backlit on a windowsill, and a red goose-neck lamp stretched into...

Book Review: Flow

por | Oct 20, 2023 | Uncategorized

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on the good life Flow: The Psychology of Optimal ExperienceMihaly Csikszentmihalyi, 1990Key words: Psychology, personal development, lifelong learning, autotelic, Stoicism, philosophy, happinessFinding FlowWhen I caught myself...

How to Write a Success Story

por | Oct 17, 2023 | Uncategorized

Empowering young people through writing Don’t dream it — write it Welcome to Write to Success — a celebration of the transformative power of writing and literacy curated and created for parents, engaged adults, educators and parent-educators who are passionate about...