Lorelei Savaryn talks about how her teaching impacted her writing and her book The Circus of Stolen Dreams.
"Never before in my life have we needed mentors who could show us the path back to kindness and connection, compassion and hope. Even amid the sickness and meanness of a broken world, animal teachers promise us hope."
Torrey Maldonado shares how teaching helps him know what stories kids need and how to make it real for them.
Randy Ribay talks about how the stresses students pointed him in the right direction for writing for them.
"...By creating the character of a kind, honest and supportive gorilla, the boy has someone he could share his feelings with and ask questions about death."
Candice Iloh talks about how the very real feelings of her high school students helped her keep the right focus in her writing.
Jessica Kim reflects on her journey from teacher to writer and on the themes she wished to explore in her first book.
Stopping to smell an orange or closing our eyes to notice a spring rainfall are things everybody can enjoy and learn from – no matter our age.
How to Live on the Edge was inspired by a combination of questions that materialized in my mind six years ago, after I discovered that I had a BRCA gene mutation. [...] The following questions spun in my mind...
Discussing about race in the classroom can be uncomfortable for some teachers but provides a powerful experience for all [...] Just like teaching about race in the classroom, you have to start at the base and build a foundation.
