My instinct is to reassure the kids we talk to. I feel like telling them, “Some things are issues that only grown-ups can deal with. There’s only so much that kids can do.” But I’m learning to bite my tongue as Jennifer passionately teaches the kids—and me—about the true power kids hold.
Simran Jeet Singh talks about how he sees education as a key piece of fighting racism and writing as a way to help people see people like him and his family.
Adam Gidwitz talks about the anxiety of taking his students to the library and how he created The Unicorn Rescue Society to try and make it less stressful for others.
Authors N.H. Senzai and Shannon Hitchcock had never met before, but in the summer of 2018, they decided to write a book together. They’ve stopped by TeachingBooks to chat about how their story came to be.
Aisha Saeed talks about how she always wanted to teach and tell stories, and how those two things impacted one another to make Amal Unbound.
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."
