Reading Time: 4 minutes “Do You Even Like Being a Teacher?” “Why would Mr. So-and-So have chosen to be just a high school teacher? He’s so smart.” “I can’t
Category: Teacher Writers
Stories of teachers across Nebraska, working in their classrooms and lives, in the current educational climate.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Donald Graves once said that you can’t really teach a kid until you know ten things about them. I think even one thing can make
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Why do I write? Aside from the obvious / required writing (lesson plans, assignment prompts, reports), I find I write to make sense of how
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Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve often had people find out what I do and ask, “What’s it like to be a teacher?” There’s not a way to really help
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Reading Time: < 1 minute This summer, the National Writing Project’s digital writing marathon series – Write Across America – invited the Nebraska Writing Project to host a marathon stop.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Author’s Note: This is the second part of the garden saga, introduced in this post. I hope this gives a little encouragement to engage with
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Author’s Note: This writing came from a virtual writing marathon, where we were encouraged to write around our place of residence. Since the day was
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Reading Time: 2 minutes by Brenda Larabee Summertime Series: Post 1 Editor’s Note: As the season turns to fall and winter, the Nebraska Writing Project is sharing some summer
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Reading Time: 3 minutes “Not Perfect, but Good” By Rae Carlson Author’s Note: This poem reads two ways. Read it straight down as usual, then take a moment and
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