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Newsletters / #003 In Case You Missed It

Teachers, students, and lessons learned.

September 2020

  • Wolf and the Dog

    Megan Doney

    The Wolf and the Dog

    In the aftermath of a school shooting, a teacher plans for next time

    Issue 73

  • Jill Christman

    Completely Naked

    A creative writing professor finds strength in allowing vulnerability in the classroom

    Issue 67

  • Matthew Mercier

    Just Write

    High Intensity Practice builds better writers, twenty minutes at a time

    Issue 63

  • Anne P. Beatty

    You Can’t Say That in Here

    What I Didn’t Know

  • Michael Copperman

    Harm

    "I noticed a swell of voices, looked up to see my father confronting a group of black boys, twelve and thirteen years old. 'Did you throw that rock?' he said, anger rising in his voice"

    Issue 48

  • Teaching Death

    Todd May

    Teaching Death

    About a decade ago, I decided it was time to confront what seemed to me to be the most important issue a human being can face: death. I decided to do so in the way you might expect an academic philosopher to confront a difficult issue. I would teach a course about it.

    Issue 38 / True Stories, Well Told

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